Dave Franklin
American songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dave Franklin (September 28, 1895 – February 2, 1970)[1] was an accomplished American songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Franklin co-wrote "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", which was adopted as the theme song to the Looney Tunes cartoon series. His primary collaborator was lyricist Cliff Friend. His other collaborators included Al Dubin, Isham Jones, Irving Taylor. Franklin worked in vaudeville and night clubs in the U.S. and Europe. According to The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900–1950, by Roger Kinkle, he left school at 13 to work as a pianist in a publishing house. Some of his songs were recorded by Glen Gray, Isham Jones, Guy Lombardo and Frankie Trumbauer.[2]
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Dave Franklin | |
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Born | September 28, 1895 |
Origin | New York, New York, U.S. |
Died | February 2, 1970 74) | (aged
Occupation | Songwriter |
Instrument | Piano |
1956– John Serry Sr. recorded When My Dreamboat Comes Home for Dot Records (See Squeeze Play (album))
1956 Fats Domino recorded When My Dreamboat Comes Home for Imperial Records (See Fats Domino Rock and Rollin')
1965 Fats Domino re-recorded When My Dreamboat Comes Home for ABC-Paramount Records
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