Bart Howard
Bart Howard , actually Howard Joseph Gustafson , (born June 1, 1915 in Burlington (Iowa) , † February 21, 2004 in Carmel (New York) ) was an American composer and author of the well-known jazz standard Fly Me to the Moon .
Life
From 1931 to 1934 Howard was the pianist of a dance band that toured the United States. Then he went to Los Angeles to become a film music composer . But he became a musical accompanist, first with Rae Bourbon and later in New York by the comedian Elizabeth Talbot-Martin. Cole Porter is said to have advised him to sing his own songs.
Mabel Mercer interpreted his song If You Leave Paris . From 1941 he spent four years in the US Army before he was hired by Mercer as her musical accompaniment in 1945. In 1951 he was engaged as a piano player in the Blue Angel Club in Manhattan and accompanied, among others, Johnny Mathis , Eartha Kitt and Felicia Sanders , some of whom also performed his compositions. He is buried in Lanes Chapel Cemetery in Clarksville, Texas .
Fly me to the moon
His song Fly Me to the Moon , originally titled In Other Words , was recorded about 500 times, including by artists such as Nancy Wilson (1959), Peggy Lee (on the Ed Sullivan Show ), and Frank Sinatra (1961).
Web links
- Bart Howard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bart Howard at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bart Howard, 88, Songwriter Known for 'Fly Me to the Moon' .
- ↑ Bart Howard in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ↑ Composer of Fly Me To The Moon, Let Me Love You
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Howard, beard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gustafson, Howard Joseph (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burlington, Iowa |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 2004 |
| Place of death | Carmel (New York) |