Bob Russell
Bob Russell (actually Sidney Keith Russell ; * 25. April 1914 in Passaic , New Jersey ; † 18th February 1970 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American songwriter and composer .
Live and act
Bob Russell was primarily a lyricist, but occasionally appeared as a composer who collaborated with other lyricists. After completing his training at Washington University in St. Louis , he worked as a copywriter and later for vaudeville shows.
At the end of the 1930s he wrote English lyrics to various Latin American hits, e.g. E.g .: " Frenesi " or " Brazil ". At the same time began his collaboration with Carl Sigman (" Busy As A Bee (I'm Buzz, Buzz, Buzzin ') "); with which he still had hits like " Dance, Ballerina, Dance (Ballerina) " in the second half of the 40s . and " Crazy He Calls Me ". wrote.
In the first half of the 1940s he also wrote lyrics on some Duke Ellington melodies: " Don't Get Around Much Anymore ", " Do Nothin 'Till You Hear from Me ", " I Didn't Know About You ".
Russell worked with a wide variety of composers. Many of the songs for which he wrote the lyrics were used in films or were written for the film (e.g. with Lester Lee , first half of the 1950s). In the late 1960s he worked with Quincy Jones ; he wrote u. a. the lyrics for the songs " The Eyes of Love " from the film 25,000 dollars for a man and " For Love of Ivy " from the film of the same name. Both songs received Oscar nominations (1967/1968) for best movie song.
One last success came in 1969 with the song " He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother ", which he wrote with Bobby Scott , with which The Hollies landed a hit in 1969/70.
In 1970 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame .
More well-known songs
- Taps Miller (with Count Basie , 1945)
- Carnival (Music: Harry Warren , 1945)
- I Can Make You Love Me (Music: Peter DeRose , 1946)
- You Came A Long Way from St. Louis (Music: John Benson Brooks , 1948),
- Would I Love You (Music: Harold Spina , 1950)
- No Other Love (Music: Paul Weston , 1950)
- Half a Photograph (Music: Hal Stanley , 1953)
- The Girl Most Likely (Music: Nelson Riddle , 1958)
literature
- Ken Bloom: The American Songbook - The Singers, the Songwriters, and the Songs - . New York City, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2005. ISBN 1-57912-448-8
Web links
- Biography at Songwriters Hall of Fame Virtual Museum
- Biography at JazzBiographies.com
- Bob Russell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. ASCAP Biographical Dictionary . RR Bowker Co., 1980
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Russell, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Russell, Sidney Keith |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer and lyricist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Passaic , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1970 |
| Place of death | Beverly Hills , California |