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{{Short description|Austrian-American songwriter}} |
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| birth_name = Moses David Green |
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| birth_place = Austro-Hungarian Empire |
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| death_place = [[Yonkers, New York]], United States |
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| occupation = Lyricist |
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| relatives = [[Bob Russell (songwriter)|Bob Russell]] (brother-in-Law) |
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'''Bud Green''' (19 November 1897 – 2 January 1981) was an American lyricist especially of Broadway musicals and show tunes |
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==Early life and family== |
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Green was born Moses David Green<ref>{{cite news |date=26 October 1945 |title=Lyric Writer Changes Name To Bud Green |url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2018/Mount%20Vernon%20NY%20Daily%20Argus/Mount%20Vernon%20NY%20Daily%20Argus%201945/Mount%20Vernon%20NY%20Daily%20Argus%201945%20-%203457.pdf |work=The Daily Argus, Mount Vernon, New York |location=Mount Vernon, New York|access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref> in the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] and immigrated to the [[United States]] as an infant.<ref name="Songwriters Hall of Fame"/> Bud Green (Buddy) grew up in Harlem at 108th & Madison Avenue at the turn of the 20th century, the eldest of seven. He dropped out of elementary school to sell newspapers and help the family. |
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While selling papers, he decided to become a songwriter and started keeping a notebook of poems and rhymes that he thought would be useful someday. His sister, Hannah, was married to the lyricist [[Bob Russell (songwriter)|Bob Russell]] (1914–1970), who wrote "[[Aquarela do Brasil|Brazil]]", "[[Frenesi]]", "[[Don't Get Around Much Anymore]]", "[[He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother]]" and many other songs. |
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==Career == |
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⚫ | By 1928, he had written "[[Alabamy Bound]]" and "[[That's My Weakness Now]]", which became a huge hit for [[Cliff Edwards|Ukulele Ike]] and Helen Kane. Kane's version including the suggestive scat phrase "boop boop ba doo." This line and Kane's stage persona made the song synonymous with the flapper era. Kane and the song became the inspiration for the Betty Boop cartoons that debuted in 1930.<ref name="Sam H. Stept at PopularSong.org">{{Cite web |url=http://www.popularsong.org/songwriter23.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716191634/http://www.popularsong.org/songwriter23.html |archive-date=16 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The song was self-published by Green and [[Sam H. Stept]]. They were in the Brass Rail Building at 745, 7th Avenue. They then went to Hollywood to work for the movie industry. He and Stept eventually sold their company to [[Warner Bros.]] and returned to New York. |
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⚫ | He collaborated with many artists and fellow songwriters, including [[Les Brown (bandleader)|Les Brown]], [[Buddy DeSylva]], [[Al Dubin]], [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Slim Gaillard]], [[Ray Henderson]], Ben Homer, [[Raymond Scott]], [[Sam H. Stept]], and [[Harry Warren]].<ref name="Songwriters Hall of Fame">{{cite web|url=http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=88|title=Songwriters Hall of Fame - Bud Green Exhibit Home|access-date=28 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402042053/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=88|archive-date=2 April 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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'''Bud Green''' (19 November 1897 – 2 January 1981) was an [[Austria]]n-born [[songwriter]]. Bud Green (Buddy) grew up in Harlem at 108th & Madison Avenue at the turn of the 20th century, the eldest of seven. He dropped out of elementary school to sell newspapers and help the family. While selling papers, he decided to become a songwriter and started keeping a notebook of poems and rhymes that he thought would be useful someday. He was the brother of writer Hannah Russell (Song About the Sky who also wrote scores for children's film in London in the late '50s) see who's who in American women b.1913 d.2002. He was also the brother-in-law of the great lyricist Bob Russell, also see, b.1914 d.1970 who wote Brazil, Frenisi, Don't get around Much anymore and He Ain't Heavy, He's my Brother & many more. He's also the granduncle to Luther Russell a singer songerwriter in his own right (www.lutherrussell.com). |
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==Personal life == |
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At 21, Bud Green married a girl from the [[Ziegfeld Follies]], Nan Hinken, they were together until her death in the early 1960s. After selling his company, Green moved his family to [[Yonkers, New York]], where he lived the rest of his life commuting to NYC every day.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} They had two sons, both now deceased. |
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==Death and legacy== |
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==Biography== |
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Green died in Yonkers, New York, in January 1981.<ref name="Songwriters Hall of Fame"/> |
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==Songs== |
==Songs== |
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Bud Green |
Bud Green wrote or co-wrote a number of songs, including: |
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*"[[Alabamy Bound]]" ([[Dean Martin]] on ''[[Swingin' Down Yonder]]'', 1955; [[Bing Crosby]] on ''[[New Tricks (album)|New Tricks]]'', 1957; [[Ray Charles]] on ''[[The Genius Hits the Road]]'', 1960; [[Van Morrison]] on ''[[The Skiffle Sessions - Live in Belfast 1998]]'', 2000) |
*"[[Alabamy Bound]]" ([[Dean Martin]] on ''[[Swingin' Down Yonder]]'', 1955; [[Bing Crosby]] on ''[[New Tricks (album)|New Tricks]]'', 1957; [[Ray Charles]] on ''[[The Genius Hits the Road]]'', 1960; [[Van Morrison]] on ''[[The Skiffle Sessions - Live in Belfast 1998]]'', 2000) |
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*"[[That's My Weakness Now]]" ([[Helen Kane]], 1928) |
*"[[That's My Weakness Now]]" ([[Helen Kane]], 1928) |
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*"In My Gondola" |
*"In My Gondola" |
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*"Away Down South in Heaven" |
*"Away Down South in Heaven" |
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*"I'll Always Be In Love With You" ([[Ella Fitzgerald]] on ''[[Rhythm Is My Business]]'', 1962;) |
*"[[I'll Always Be In Love With You]]" ([[Ella Fitzgerald]] on ''[[Rhythm Is My Business]]'', 1962;) |
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*"Do Something" |
*"Do Something" |
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*"Congratulations" |
*"Congratulations" |
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*"Blue Fedora" |
*"Blue Fedora" |
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*"More Than Ever" |
*"More Than Ever" |
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*"You Showed Me the Way" ( |
*"You Showed Me the Way" (Ella Fitzgerald; [[Billie Holiday]]; [[Tony Bennett]] on ''[[Here's to the Ladies]]'', 1995) |
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*"Tia Juana" |
*"Tia Juana" |
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*"[[Once in a While]]" |
*"[[Once in a While (1937 song)|Once in a While]]" |
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*"The Man Who Comes Around" |
*"The Man Who Comes Around" |
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*"[[Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)]]" ([[Mills Brothers]] and [[Louis Armstrong]]; [[Slam Stewart]], 1938) |
*"[[Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)]]" ([[Mills Brothers]] and [[Louis Armstrong]]; [[Slam Stewart]], 1938) |
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*"Who Can Tell" |
*"Who Can Tell" |
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*"All the Days of Our Years" |
*"All the Days of Our Years" |
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*"My Number One Dream Came True" ( |
*"My Number One Dream Came True" (Doris Day, 1946) |
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*"On Account I Love You" |
*"On Account I Love You" |
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*[[Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone]] ([[Billie Holiday]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Dean Martin]]) |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{IMDb name|id=0337678|name=Bud Green}} |
*{{IMDb name|id=0337678|name=Bud Green}} |
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* Photo of [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bud_Green.jpg Bud Green] |
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* [https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109558 Bud Green recordings] at the [[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]. |
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[[Category:1890s births]] |
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[[Category:Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees]] |
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[[Category:1897 births]] |
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[[Category:1981 deaths]] |
[[Category:1981 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Jewish American songwriters]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American musicians]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American Jews]] |
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[[Category:Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to the United States]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:48, 31 May 2023
Bud Green | |
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Born | Moses David Green 19 November 1898 Austro-Hungarian Empire |
Died | 2 January 1981 (aged 82) Yonkers, New York, United States |
Occupation | Lyricist |
Relatives | Bob Russell (brother-in-Law) |
Bud Green (19 November 1897 – 2 January 1981) was an American lyricist especially of Broadway musicals and show tunes
Early life and family[edit]
Green was born Moses David Green[1] in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and immigrated to the United States as an infant.[2] Bud Green (Buddy) grew up in Harlem at 108th & Madison Avenue at the turn of the 20th century, the eldest of seven. He dropped out of elementary school to sell newspapers and help the family.
While selling papers, he decided to become a songwriter and started keeping a notebook of poems and rhymes that he thought would be useful someday. His sister, Hannah, was married to the lyricist Bob Russell (1914–1970), who wrote "Brazil", "Frenesi", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" and many other songs.
Career[edit]
In his early career, he wrote material for vaudevilles.[2] He was a staff writer for music publishers and wrote Broadway stage scores as well as songs for other musicals.[2]
By 1928, he had written "Alabamy Bound" and "That's My Weakness Now", which became a huge hit for Ukulele Ike and Helen Kane. Kane's version including the suggestive scat phrase "boop boop ba doo." This line and Kane's stage persona made the song synonymous with the flapper era. Kane and the song became the inspiration for the Betty Boop cartoons that debuted in 1930.[3] The song was self-published by Green and Sam H. Stept. They were in the Brass Rail Building at 745, 7th Avenue. They then went to Hollywood to work for the movie industry. He and Stept eventually sold their company to Warner Bros. and returned to New York.
He collaborated with many artists and fellow songwriters, including Les Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Al Dubin, Ella Fitzgerald, Slim Gaillard, Ray Henderson, Ben Homer, Raymond Scott, Sam H. Stept, and Harry Warren.[2]
Personal life[edit]
At 21, Bud Green married a girl from the Ziegfeld Follies, Nan Hinken, they were together until her death in the early 1960s. After selling his company, Green moved his family to Yonkers, New York, where he lived the rest of his life commuting to NYC every day.[citation needed] They had two sons, both now deceased.
Death and legacy[edit]
Green died in Yonkers, New York, in January 1981.[2]
Songs[edit]
Bud Green wrote or co-wrote a number of songs, including:
- "Alabamy Bound" (Dean Martin on Swingin' Down Yonder, 1955; Bing Crosby on New Tricks, 1957; Ray Charles on The Genius Hits the Road, 1960; Van Morrison on The Skiffle Sessions - Live in Belfast 1998, 2000)
- "That's My Weakness Now" (Helen Kane, 1928)
- "I Love My Baby" (Ottilie Patterson, 1957)
- "Oh Boy, What a Girl"
- "In My Gondola"
- "Away Down South in Heaven"
- "I'll Always Be In Love With You" (Ella Fitzgerald on Rhythm Is My Business, 1962;)
- "Do Something"
- "Congratulations"
- "Good Little, Bad Little You"
- "My Mother's Evening Prayer"
- "Simple and Sweet"
- "Dream Sweetheart"
- "Moonlight on the River"
- "Swingy Little Thingy"
- "Blue Fedora"
- "More Than Ever"
- "You Showed Me the Way" (Ella Fitzgerald; Billie Holiday; Tony Bennett on Here's to the Ladies, 1995)
- "Tia Juana"
- "Once in a While"
- "The Man Who Comes Around"
- "Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)" (Mills Brothers and Louis Armstrong; Slam Stewart, 1938)
- "Sentimental Journey" (Doris Day and Les Brown's band, 1944)
- "Speed Limit"
- "Who Can Tell"
- "All the Days of Our Years"
- "My Number One Dream Came True" (Doris Day, 1946)
- "On Account I Love You"
Awards[edit]
He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lyric Writer Changes Name To Bud Green" (PDF). The Daily Argus, Mount Vernon, New York. Mount Vernon, New York. 26 October 1945. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Songwriters Hall of Fame - Bud Green Exhibit Home". Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2006.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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External links[edit]
- Bud Green at IMDb
- Photo of Bud Green
- Bud Green recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.