Carl Fischer, songwriter: Reference Sources
Carl T. Fischer was a Native American jazz pianist and composer who worked with Frankie Laine and composed Laine's 1945 hit song, "We'll Be Together Again" as well as other important popular songs including "It Started All Over Again," "You've Changed," "Give Me a Kiss for Tomorrow," and "Baby, Just for Me."
Fischer's parents, of Cherokee lineage, overcame poverty to provide him with music lessons. At the age of 32, Fischer joined a touring band and wrote some minor hits, which led to his work as an accompanist, conductor and arranger for Laine from 1946-1954. With Laine's encouragement, Fischer wrote the musical, Tecumseh!, although it was never performed before Fischer's death.
Fischer's work also included serving as a conductor for Navy and Marine Corps bands during WWII and as a pianist for Hollywood film studios.
Research Resources: Carl Fischer
- DBOPM (Database Of Popular Music: song list; awards; hit songs; co-writers)
- Discogs.com (songwriting and arranging credits)
- Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) (Broadway productions and song credits)
- Wikipedia (Carl Fischer article)
- ASCAP Biographical Dictionary, New York: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Cattell/Bowker, Fourth edition, 1980 (dates, collaborators, shows/movies, songs, etc., entry p. 158)
- Alec Wilder, American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950, New York: Oxford University Press, 1972 -- commentary on 1 song (p. 513).
Notes
- 1961 Frank Sinatra album: I Remember Tommy
Questions
What is Carl Fischer, songwriter?
Carl T. Fischer was a Native American jazz pianist and composer who worked with Frankie Laine and composed Laine's 1945 hit song, " We'll Be Together Again " as well as other important popular songs including "It Started All Over Again," " You've Changed ," "Give Me a Kiss for To
How should Carl Fischer, songwriter be cited?
Cite this page as "Carl Fischer, songwriter: Reference Sources," Cafe Songbook, https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songwriters/f_sws/fischer_carl.html
Which Cafe Songbook pages are related?
Also read "We'll Be Together Again" (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/w/well_be_together_again.html); "You've Changed" (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/x-y-z/youve_changed.html); Marvin Fisher, songwriter (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songwriters/f_sws/fisher_marvin.html); Dorothy Fields, songwriter (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songwriters/f_sws/fields_dorothy.html).
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