Clarence Gaskill

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Clarence Gaskill (born February 2, 1892 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † April 29, 1947 in Fort Hill , New York ) was an American songwriter , pianist and music publisher, whose most famous songs were "Minnie the Moocher" (1929) and "Prisoner of Love" (1931).

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Gaskill attended St. John's School and Friends School in Philadelphia; he had additional music lessons from his mother and private tutors. At the age of sixteen he performed as a pianist in a theater in his hometown, and at the age of 21 he founded a music publishing company. During the First World War he served as a machine gunner and was awarded the Purple Heart. In the post-war years, he toured vaudeville as Melody Monarch . From the early 1920s he was mainly active as a songwriter; he worked u. a. with Jimmy McHugh , Cab Calloway , Irving Mills , Leo Robin and Duke Ellington . The most famous songs that gaskill was involved in include " I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me ", "Another Perfect Day Has Passed Away", "Doo-Wacka-Doo", "Swanee River Rhapsody" , “Strange Interlude”, “I Don't Mind Being All Alone (When I'm All Alone with You)” and “Still I Love Her”.

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SURNAME Gaskill, Clarence
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American songwriter and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH April 29, 1947
Place of death Fort Hill , New York