Harry Brooks
Harry Brooks (born September 20, 1895 in Homestead (Pennsylvania) , † July 22, 1970 in Teaneck , New Jersey ) was an American pianist, composer and songwriter.
Brooks grew up in Pennsylvania and initially worked as a pianist with local bands, so in 1924 with Leroy Smith's Dance Orchestra; he also wrote compositions for a music publisher. In 1929 he worked with Fats Waller and Andy Razaf on the Broadway shows Snapshots of 1921 and Connie's Hot Chocolates . That year the titles Jungle Jamoree, Sweet Savannah Sue, Say It with Your Feet and My Man Is Good for Nothin 'But Love were created . However, the most famous song from this collaboration was Ain't Misbehavin ' , which became an international hit and a popular jazz standard . Another song Brooks' collaborated with Waller was (What Did I Do to Be so) Black and Blue? , which became a hit title for Louis Armstrong in 1929 . After collaborating with Waller and Razaf, Brooks wrote a few more compositions, most notably Southern Sunset (When the Sun Sets Down South) , which was composed in 1938 in collaboration with Sidney Bechet and Noble Sissle .
Web links
- Harry Brooks in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short biography at Jazzstandards.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Colin Larkin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Popular Music MUZE, Oxford University Press, New York, 2006 ISBN 0-19-531373-9
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brooks, Harry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pianist, composer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Homestead (Pennsylvania) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1970 |
| Place of death | Teaneck |