Jerry Livingston, songwriter: reference sources (web and print); selected songs; recordings, videos; miscellany
"He wrote for a number of Broadway revues, including ''Hollywood Revels'' and ''Bright Lights of '44.'' In 1949 he moved to Hollywood, and was active through the 1970's in movies and television. He wrote themes for ''77 Sunset Strip,'' ''The Bugs Bunny Show'' and ''Hawaiian Eye.'' His song ''Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo'' (from Walt Disney's ''Cinderella'') and his scores for ''Cat Ballou'' and ''The Hanging Tree'' were nominated for Academy Awards.
"In 1973 he wrote songs for a Broadway musical, ''Molly,'' with lyrics by Leonard Adelson and Mack David." His other collaborators during his career included Al Hoffman, Mitchell Parish, Mann Curtis and Milton Berle" (from The New York Times (obituary).
Research Resources: Jerry Livingston,
- Amazon (publications by and about, recordings, videos, sheet music, etc.)
- DBOPM (Database Of Popular Music: song list; awards; hit songs; co-writers)
- DennisLivingston.com (a site with multiple pages devoted to Jerry Livingston)
- Discogs.com (songwriting and arranging credits)
- Indiana University Sheet Music Collection: Jerry Livingston
- Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) (Broadway productions and song credits)
- Internet Movie Database (brief biography, filmography, movie song credits)
- New York Public Library (catalog entries for books, personal papers, recordings, scores, etc.)
- The New York Times (articles about or related to the songwriter)
- Songwriters Hall of Fame (biography and song list)
- Wikipedia (Jerry Livingston 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. 306).
- David A. Jasen, Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song, New York: Routledge, 2003 (entry, pp. 261-262).
Questions
What is Jerry Livingston, songwriter?
"He wrote for a number of Broadway revues, including ''Hollywood Revels'' and ''Bright Lights of '44.'' In 1949 he moved to Hollywood, and was active through the 1970's in movies and television. He wrote themes for ''77 Sunset Strip,'' ''The Bugs Bunny Show'' and ''Hawaiian Eye.'
How should Jerry Livingston, songwriter be cited?
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Which Cafe Songbook pages are related?
Also read Mitchell Parish, songwriter (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songwriters/n_o_p_q_sws/parish_mitchell.html); "It's the Talk of the Town" (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/i/its_the_talk_of_the_town.html); "Under a Blanket of Blue" (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/u/under_a_blanket_of_blue.html); Frank Loesser, songwriter (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songwriters/l_sws/loesser_frank.html).
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