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American composer and songwriter active in popular music and Tin Pan Alley.
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Compositeurs, paroliers, arrangeurs, musiciens et groupes liés aux morceaux de Manouke.
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Brazilian samba composer and songwriter active in Rio de Janeiro’s pagode scene.Adilson Pinheiro Bispo (born 8 May 1952 in Rio de Janeiro), known as Adilson Bispo, is a Brazilian composer best known for the hit “Conselho” (co-written with Zé Roberto and recorded by Almir Guineto in 1986). His songs have also been recorded by artists such as Beth Carvalho, Zeca Pagodinho, Elza Soares and others.
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Adrian Ross (1859–1933), born Arthur Reed Ropes, was a British lyricist, librettist and writer and one of the leading figures of Edwardian musical theatre. He wrote lyrics for more than sixty stage productions and created English adaptations for European operettas, including The Merry Widow.
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Lithuanian-born American singer, actor and entertainer, one of the major popular performers of the early 20th century.
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Belgian jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and bandleader.
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Alfred Nilson Fysher (1871–1931) was a singer, composer and lyricist born in Smyrna and active in European popular music and theatre. He wrote French lyrics and songs during the early 20th century, including the original French words to Lao Silesu’s Un peu d’amour.
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Almir de Souza Serra, better known by his stage name Almir Guineto, was a Brazilian sambista, singer and songwriter and instrumentalist, working in the genres of samba and pagode.
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French double bassist who performed with Django Reinhardt during the guitarist's 1950 Rome sessions.
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French guitarist and composer, born André Petitjean and known professionally as André Dedjean. He is associated with the gypsy-jazz repertoire and is credited with Swing Gitan, originally known as Stéphane Stomp.
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French lyricist and songwriter (1918–2006), known for numerous French popular songs and collaborations including Si tu savais.
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Andy Razaf (1895–1973), born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo, was an American lyricist, poet and songwriter and an important figure of the Harlem jazz era. He wrote lyrics for many classics, including Ain’t Misbehavin’, Honeysuckle Rose, Memories of You and (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue.
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Argentine guitarist, singer and composer associated with tango and popular song.
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French Romani jazz guitarist associated with the modern gypsy-jazz tradition.
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Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist and arranger, and one of the key figures in the development of bossa nova.
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Antônio Carlos Marques Pinto (né en 1945) est un chanteur, compositeur et guitariste brésilien originaire de Salvador, dans l'État de Bahia. Avec José Carlos Figueiredo (Jocafi), il forma le célèbre duo Antônio Carlos & Jocafi, connu pour ses classiques de samba et de MPB tels que "Você Abusou" et "Desacato".
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English composer of light music and popular waltzes, including Songe d'automne (Dream of Autumn).
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American drummer, bandleader and composer associated with early West Coast dance bands.
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Composer of the 1922 jazz standard Runnin' Wild.
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Ballard MacDonald (1882–1935) était un parolier et auteur américain actif dans le vaudeville, à Broadway et dans la musique populaire de son époque. Il écrivit les paroles de nombreux standards, notamment Back Home Again in Indiana, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, Beautiful Ohio et Somebody Loves Me.
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Bart Howard (1915–2004), born Howard Joseph Gustafson, was an American songwriter and pianist associated with New York cabaret. He worked for years as a pianist and master of ceremonies at the Blue Angel nightclub and is best known for writing both the music and lyrics of Fly Me to the Moon, originally titled In Other Words.
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American bandleader, violinist and songwriter, co-writer of Sweet Georgia Brown.
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American bandleader, violinist and record producer active in popular music and early jazz.
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Benny Davis (1895–1979) était un parolier et auteur américain, également ancien artiste de vaudeville. Margie devint son premier grand succès en 1920, avant qu’il n’écrive les paroles de nombreuses chansons populaires, dont Baby Face et Carolina Moon.
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Canadian composer and guitarist, known internationally for the music of The Triplets of Belleville.
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German playwright, poet and lyricist whose collaborations with composer Kurt Weill include The Threepenny Opera.
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French Sinti jazz guitarist known for combining the Django Reinhardt tradition with modern jazz and fusion.
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American pianist and composer, best known for the 1918 novelty song Ja-Da.
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Auteur-compositeur-interprète américain dont l'œuvre comprend des standards populaires et de jazz.
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American songwriter, film producer and record executive. He wrote or co-wrote many popular songs, and, along with Johnny Mercer and Glenn Wallichs, he co-founded Capitol Records.
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Composer of the Venezuelan waltz La Partida.
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Canadian-American singer, composer and saxophonist, and a member of Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians.
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American jazz pianist, composer, vocalist, bandleader and music publisher.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760–1836) était un officier, poète et compositeur français, surtout connu pour avoir écrit la musique et les paroles de La Marseillaise en 1792, à l'origine intitulée Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin.
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American composer and songwriter known for Broadway musicals and standards including Night and Day and I Get a Kick Out of You.
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Con Conrad (1891–1938), né Conrad K. Dober, était un compositeur, auteur et producteur de Broadway américain. Figure importante de Tin Pan Alley, il écrivit de nombreuses chansons populaires, notamment Margie, Ma, He’s Making Eyes at Me et The Continental.
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American songwriter credited as a co-writer of the 1925 song Bye Bye Blues, with Fred Hamm, Bert Lown and Chauncey Gray.
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Songwriter and dance-band musician, co-writer of the 1922 song China Boy.
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Italian composer and songwriter whose melody Tornerai became widely known in French as J'attendrai.
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Guitariste et compositeur de jazz franco-rom, cofondateur du Quintette du Hot Club de France et figure centrale du jazz manouche.
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Djavan (né en 1949) est un chanteur, compositeur et guitariste brésilien connu pour son mélange original de samba, de jazz, de bossa nova et de soul. Figure majeure de la musique populaire brésilienne (MPB), il se fit connaître grâce à "Flor de Lis", extrait de son premier album "A Voz, o Violão, a Música de Djavan" (1976).
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French guitarist, violinist and composer associated with gypsy jazz and the composition Bossa Dorado.
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American lyricist and librettist whose songs include many standards from Broadway and popular music.
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American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader whose orchestra was one of the central ensembles in jazz history.
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American jazz pianist and bandleader, one of the major pianists of early jazz and swing.
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American jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger, influential in the development of amplified jazz guitar.
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American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger.
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American lyricist whose songs include Body and Soul and When I Fall in Love.
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Emanuel Brožík (1887–1936) was a Czech lyricist, librettist, screenwriter and music journalist. A prolific author of popular and theatrical songs, he wrote hundreds of song lyrics and numerous operetta librettos and also worked as dramaturge of the Vinohrady operetta theatre.
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French accordionist and composer associated with musette, best known for the waltz Mon amant de Saint-Jean.
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(1863–1934) était un compositeur et pianiste brésilien dont la musique associait la tradition européenne de salon aux rythmes brésiliens tels que le choro, le maxixe et le tango brasileiro. Il est considéré comme une figure majeure du développement de la musique populaire brésilienne.
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American lyricist and songwriter who wrote under the name Ev. E. Lyn and co-wrote the lyrics to the 1927 song Under the Moon (Yoo-oo-oo-oo).
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Belgian Sinti jazz guitarist, a leading European interpreter of the Django Reinhardt tradition.
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American jazz pianist, organist, singer and composer, a major figure in stride piano.
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American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and arranger who worked in both the United States and Europe.
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Composer credited with the melody associated with Dark Eyes, derived from his Valse Hommage.
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American pianist, composer and bandleader associated with ragtime and early jazz.
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Fráňa Vodička (1894–1947) was a Czech lyricist and actor associated with Prague cabaret, theatre and popular music. He wrote lyrics for numerous songs of the early sound-film era and collaborated on Růžové psaníčko and other popular film songs of the 1930s.
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Songwriter and lyricist credited on the 1927 song Under the Moon (Yoo-oo-oo-oo).
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Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor of the Romantic era, known for his virtuoso piano works and symphonic compositions.
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Fred E. Ahlert (1892–1953) était un compositeur et auteur américain, figure importante de Tin Pan Alley. Il écrivit de nombreux standards durables, notamment Mean to Me, I’ll Get By, Walkin’ My Baby Back Home et I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter.
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Fred Fisher (1875–1942), born Alfred Breitenbach in Cologne, was a German-born American songwriter and music publisher and an important figure of Tin Pan Alley. He wrote or co-wrote many popular songs, including Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town), Peg o’ My Heart, Dardanella and Come Josephine in My Flying Machine.
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American bandleader, saxophonist and songwriter associated with early jazz and popular dance music.
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English lawyer, author and lyricist whose song texts include Danny Boy.
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Gene Gifford (1908–1970), born Harold Eugene Gifford, was an American jazz guitarist, banjoist, composer and highly influential arranger. He became the chief arranger of the Casa Loma Orchestra and helped shape its distinctive pre-swing sound; his compositions include Smoke Rings, Casa Loma Stomp, White Jazz and Black Jazz.
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George A. Whiting (1884–1943) was an American vaudeville performer, singer and lyricist. He is best known for writing the lyrics to My Blue Heaven, composed by Walter Donaldson, which became one of the major popular hits of the late 1920s.
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American composer and pianist whose works bridge concert music, Broadway and jazz-influenced popular song.
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French singer-songwriter and poet whose songs are central to the French chanson tradition.
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Danish-born French singer-songwriter, best known for the chanson Pigalle.
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American composer and songwriter, co-writer of the jazz standard All of Me.
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Argentine guitarist and composer whose music combines gypsy jazz with influences from his native Argentina.
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Gus Deloof (1909–1974), born Auguste Deloof, was a Belgian jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader active during the swing era. He worked with musicians including Fud Candrix, Ray Ventura and Philippe Brun and also appeared on sessions involving Django Reinhardt. His composition Bouncin’ Around was recorded by Django in 1937.
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Gus Kahn (1886–1941) était un parolier américain né en Allemagne et l’un des auteurs les plus prolifiques de Tin Pan Alley. Il collabora fréquemment avec Walter Donaldson et écrivit les paroles de classiques tels que It Had to Be You, Makin’ Whoopee et My Baby Just Cares for Me.
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Harold Adamson (1906–1980) était un parolier américain qui écrivit abondamment pour Broadway et Hollywood. Parmi ses chansons les plus connues figurent Time on My Hands, Everything I Have Is Yours, A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening et It’s a Most Unusual Day.
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American songwriter and pianist active in popular music and musical theatre.
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American composer and musical director active in Broadway musical theatre.
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Harry Brooks (1895–1970) was an American pianist, composer and songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Fats Waller and Andy Razaf, including the jazz standards Ain’t Misbehavin’ and (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue.
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American composer, songwriter and screenwriter, known for music written for stage and film.
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American composer and songwriter whose work includes many standards written for Hollywood films.
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English composer known for light orchestral music, songs and concert works.
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German-born American trumpeter and bandleader associated with Paul Whiteman and early dance-band jazz.
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American pianist, composer and bandleader, and a former pianist with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
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Herivelto Martins (1912–1992) était un compositeur, chanteur et arrangeur brésilien, figure majeure de l'âge d'or de la musique populaire brésilienne. Cofondateur du célèbre Trio de Ouro, il composa des classiques de la samba comme "Ave Maria no Morro" et "Praça Onze", ainsi que "Izaura" avec Roberto Roberti.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760–1836) était un officier, poète et compositeur français, surtout connu pour avoir écrit la musique et les paroles de La Marseillaise en 1792, à l'origine intitulée Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin.
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French singer-songwriter known for chanson, including songs such as La Mer.
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American songwriter and composer, co-writer with Clarence Williams of Baby Won't You Please Come Home.
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American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger.
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Brazilian singer-songwriter, composer, playwright and writer associated with MPB and samba.
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American lyricist, best known for his long songwriting partnership with his brother George Gershwin.
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Irving Caesar (1895–1996) was an American lyricist and songwriter who became one of the important figures of Broadway and Tin Pan Alley. He is best known for writing lyrics to standards including Tea for Two, Swanee and Sometimes I’m Happy.
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American music publisher, lyricist and manager closely associated with Duke Ellington's career.
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Isham Jones (1894–1956) was an American bandleader, saxophonist, pianist and composer who became one of the important figures of 1920s and 1930s dance-band jazz. He wrote or co-wrote many enduring standards, including It Had to Be You, I’ll See You in My Dreams and There Is No Greater Love.
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Czech singer, songwriter, composer, banjo player and entertainer.
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American pianist and songwriter associated with jazz, blues and popular song.
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J. Russel Robinson (1892–1963) était un pianiste et compositeur américain de ragtime et de jazz, membre de l’Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Son œuvre reliait ragtime, premiers styles de jazz et chanson populaire, notamment avec Margie et Palesteena.
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American pianist and songwriter active in early jazz and popular music.
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American lyricist and songwriter known for songs including Happy Days Are Here Again.
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Yiddish lyricist and songwriter, best known for writing the original Yiddish lyrics of Bei Mir Bistu Shein.
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American pianist and composer, an important figure in stride piano and early jazz.
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American composer and songwriter active in Tin Pan Alley and early popular music.
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Jan « Jenda » Korda (1904–1986) était un parolier, auteur-compositeur et chanteur tchèque, figure majeure de la première génération de la musique « tramp » tchèque. Longtemps membre du groupe vocal Settlers Club, il écrivit plus de 150 chansons ; ses paroles pour Vlajka devinrent l’hymne officieux du mouvement tramp tchèque.
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Czech film and stage actor, comedian, playwright and film screenwriter, lyricist, singer and writer. He became famous between the wars as one of the key figures of the democratic-left-oriented avant-garde Osvobozený divadlo, in a pair with Jiří Voskovec and in collaboration with composer Jaroslav Ježek.
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Brazilian singer and composer associated with samba; several of his songs were later recorded by João Gilberto.
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Jára Beneš (1897–1949), born Jaroslav Beneš, was a Czech composer, conductor and bandleader and one of the prominent figures of First Republic popular music. He wrote numerous operettas and film scores, including music for On a jeho sestra, To neznáte Hadimršku and Na tý louce zelený.
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Compositeur, chef d'orchestre, improvisateur musical, dramaturge et pianiste tchèque, il a composé des musiques de danse, de théâtre et de film, ainsi que de la musique classique. Son inspiration musicale provenait principalement du jazz. Parmi ses œuvres les plus connues et particulièrement populaires figurent ses musiques de pièces de théâtre et de films, qui, dans certains cas, sont devenues de véritables phénomènes populaires.
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French author, chansonnier and actor (1878–1940), who wrote songs and musical comedies, often in collaboration with his son, composer Pascal Bastia.
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French singer and lyricist, known as a member of Les Compagnons de la chanson and as a songwriter.
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French singer whose international career helped popularize French chanson and jazz-influenced popular song.
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American composer and trumpeter known for film and television scores.
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American composer and songwriter whose work includes numerous jazz and popular standards.
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<p>Czech actor, writer, playwright and lyricist famous for his interwar collaboration with Jan Werich and Jaroslav Ježek at the Osvobozený divadlo. After the February coup, he emigrated to the USA, where he spent the rest of his life and continued his successful acting career.</p>
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João Pernambuco (1883–1947), de son vrai nom João Teixeira Guimarães, était un guitariste et compositeur brésilien, figure majeure des débuts de la guitare brésilienne. Son œuvre est devenue un pilier du répertoire du choro et de la guitare brésilienne.
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American-born French singer who became one of the best-known performers of French popular song.
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Joe Goodwin (1889–1943) était un parolier américain qui écrivait des chansons populaires ainsi que des textes pour le vaudeville et les revues musicales. Il collabora avec de nombreux compositeurs, dont Larry Shay et Mark Fisher, notamment sur "When You're Smiling".
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Lyricist and songwriter, co-writer of the 1922 jazz standard Runnin' Wild.
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Joe Young (1889–1939) était un parolier et auteur américain, figure importante de Tin Pan Alley. Il collabora souvent avec Sam M. Lewis et écrivit les paroles de standards tels que Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue, Dinah, I’m Sitting on Top of the World et I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter.
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Songwriter credited on the jazz standard Whispering.
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American composer, songwriter and conductor, known for standards including Body and Soul.
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Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist whose work combines samba, funk, rock and other Brazilian styles.
José Carlos Figueiredo (né en 1944), connu sous le nom de Jocafi, est un chanteur, auteur-compositeur et instrumentiste brésilien originaire de Salvador, dans l'État de Bahia. Avec Antônio Carlos Marques Pinto, il forma le duo Antônio Carlos & Jocafi, célèbre pour son mélange de samba et de musique populaire brésilienne (MPB), notamment dans "Você Abusou" et "Desacato".
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Russian-born American composer known for popular songs and film music.
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French musette composer and accordionist, associated with waltzes including Indifférence.
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Hungarian-born French composer known for film music and songs including the melody of Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves).
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French guitarist and the younger brother of Django Reinhardt, known especially as a rhythm guitarist in gypsy jazz.
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German Sinti rhythm guitarist and vocalist, known for work with the Gismo Graf Trio and gypsy-jazz ensembles.
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Puerto Rican jazz trombonist and composer, longtime member of Duke Ellington's orchestra and composer of Caravan.
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Julius Brammer (1877–1943) was an Austrian librettist and lyricist born in Moravia. He became an important writer of Vienna’s Silver Age operetta and worked with composers including Emmerich Kálmán, Oscar Straus and Robert Stolz. He wrote the original German lyrics to Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo.
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American composer and pianist, noted as one of the first women to compose a full Broadway musical score.
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American songwriter and lyricist, co-writer of Sweet Georgia Brown.
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German-born composer who worked in both European theatre and the United States, known for collaborations with Bertolt Brecht.
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Italian composer and pianist, also known as Stanislao Silesu, whose works include A Little Love, A Little Kiss.
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Larry Shay (1897–1988) était un compositeur, pianiste et arrangeur américain, surtout connu comme coauteur de "When You're Smiling". Il travailla ensuite comme directeur musical pour le studio hollywoodien Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
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Latcho Drom est un ensemble français de jazz manouche fondé à Toulouse en 1993 par le guitariste Christophe Lartilleux. Inspiré par Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France, le groupe associe le swing manouche traditionnel au musette, au bebop et au jazz moderne, avec des musiciens tels que Florin Niculescu et Philippe Cuillerier.
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American violinist, vocalist and composer active in jazz, orchestral music and studio work.
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American lyricist and songwriter, co-writer of Runnin' Wild.
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French lyricist and songwriter, best known for writing the lyrics of Mon amant de Saint-Jean.
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Leonello Casucci (1885–1975) was an Italian composer and pianist. He is best known for composing the music to Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo, later internationally famous as Just a Gigolo. In the late 1920s he also worked as a pianist with a tango band in Germany. Wikipedie
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French acoustic string group whose music combines gypsy jazz, swing and other contemporary influences.
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Canadian baritone, composer, lyricist and theatre performer.
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Lorenz Hart (1895–1943) était un parolier américain célèbre pour ses jeux de mots spirituels, ses rimes sophistiquées et ses textes riches en émotion. Sa longue collaboration avec Richard Rodgers donna naissance à des standards de jazz intemporels tels que "Blue Moon", "My Funny Valentine" et "The Lady Is a Tramp".
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American songwriter and lyricist whose collaborators included Henry Busse and Henry Lange.
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French double bassist who was a founding member of the Quintette du Hot Club de France.
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Brazilian guitarist and composer, known for works including Manhã de Carnaval.
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Sinti jazz guitarist from the Reinhardt musical family, associated with the European gypsy-jazz tradition.
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American composer, songwriter and music publisher active during the Tin Pan Alley era.
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American lyricist whose songs include numerous Hollywood and popular standards.
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Songwriter credited on the jazz standard Whispering.
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French composer and songwriter who collaborated with Georges Ulmer on several songs, including Si tu savais.
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Mark Fisher (1895–1948) was an American songwriter and bandleader known for popular songs of the 1920s and 1930s. His compositions include "When You're Smiling" and "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight".
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British popular-music composer and songwriter, co-writer of South of the Border (Down Mexico Way).
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French composer, arranger, conductor and pianist known for film music, jazz and popular song.
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French jazz violinist, composer and bandleader active in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Italian composer and songwriter active in popular music.
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American composer and songwriter active in Tin Pan Alley and popular music.
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Miroslav « Míra » Jaroš était un parolier, librettiste et écrivain tchèque né à Prague en 1903. Il écrivit les paroles de près d’un millier de chansons et collabora notamment avec Karel Vacek, Jára Beneš, Eman Fiala et Eduard Ingriš. Il cosigna les paroles de Padáková věžička avec Jenda Korda.
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Moisés Simons (1889–1945) était un compositeur, pianiste et chef d'orchestre cubain, principalement connu pour "El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor)". Sa musique joua un rôle important dans la diffusion internationale des rythmes cubains et contribua à populariser la musique latino-américaine dans le monde entier.
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Ned Washington (1901–1976) was an American lyricist and one of the major writers of Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood. He wrote lyrics for standards including Smoke Rings, The Nearness of You, Stella by Starlight and When You Wish Upon a Star, and won Academy Awards for songs from Pinocchio and High Noon.
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Russian-born American Yiddish actress, singer and songwriter, known for Yosl, Yosl.
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Ninine Garcia (nascido em 1956) é um guitarrista francês de jazz manouche e filho do renomado músico Mondine Garcia. Uma figura importante da tradição manouche de Saint-Ouen, perto de Paris, está intimamente ligado ao lendário La Chope des Puces e gravou álbuns como "My Dream of Love" (2004).
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English composer and songwriter known for musical theatre and popular songs including The Lambeth Walk.
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Ensemble américain de jazz des débuts, dont les enregistrements de 1917 figurent parmi les premiers disques de jazz commercialisés.
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Mexican composer, pianist and bandleader, best known for the bolero Sway (¿Quién será?).
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Italian singer-songwriter, composer and pianist whose work combines chanson, jazz and Italian popular music.
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Paquito Lorier est un guitariste et compositeur français de jazz manouche originaire d'Alsace, principalement connu pour son morceau instrumental "Paquito". Sa musique mêle le swing manouche traditionnel au flamenco et aux influences latines, et il se produit régulièrement avec son fils, le guitariste Sandro Lorier.
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French group blending chanson, jazz, swing and other popular-music influences.
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French composer and songwriter (1908–2007), born Pascal Simoni, known for operettas, songs and film music.
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American songwriter, best known as the composer of Mister Sandman.
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Pen name of James P. Warburg, an American lyricist who collaborated extensively with composer Kay Swift.
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French composer and songwriter who wrote extensively for chanson, film and popular music.
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American bandleader, violinist and conductor whose orchestra was a major popular-music ensemble of the 1920s.
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American pianist, songwriter, composer, arranger and conductor, and co-writer of China Boy.
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English composer and songwriter, best known in jazz repertoire for the music of Limehouse Blues.
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Pierre Delanoë (1918–2006) était un parolier français qui écrivit des milliers de chansons pour des artistes tels que Gilbert Bécaud, Joe Dassin et Michel Sardou. Il signa également l'adaptation française "Fais comme l'oiseau" (1972), popularisée par Michel Fugain et Le Big Bazar, d'après la chanson brésilienne "Você Abusou".
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Popular composer in Tin Pan Alley.[1] He was one-third of a successful songwriting and music publishing team with Lew Brown and Buddy De Sylva from 1925 through 1930, responsible for several editions of the revue called George White's Scandals and such book musicals as Good News, Hold Everything!, and Follow Thru.
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English bandleader, arranger and composer whose songs became part of the jazz and popular-song repertoire.
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Raymond B. Egan (1890–1952) était un parolier et auteur américain né au Canada, surtout connu pour sa collaboration régulière avec Richard A. Whiting. Ensemble, ils écrivirent notamment The Japanese Sandman, Till We Meet Again et Ain’t We Got Fun?
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Richard A. Whiting (1891–1938) était un compositeur et auteur américain dont les chansons sont devenues une partie importante du Great American Songbook. Il écrivit de nombreux succès pour le vaudeville, Broadway et Hollywood, notamment The Japanese Sandman, Ain’t We Got Fun? et Hooray for Hollywood.
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Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) était un compositeur américain et l'une des figures majeures du théâtre musical. En collaboration avec les paroliers Lorenz Hart et Oscar Hammerstein II, il créa des classiques tels que "Blue Moon", "My Funny Valentine", "Oklahoma!" et "The Sound of Music".
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American songwriter who formed the Sherman Brothers songwriting team with his brother Robert B. Sherman.
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American songwriter who formed the Sherman Brothers songwriting team with his brother Richard M. Sherman.
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Roberto Roberti (1915–2004) était un compositeur brésilien connu pour ses sambas et ses marches de carnaval de l'âge d'or de la musique populaire brésilienne. Ses chansons furent enregistrées par des artistes comme Carmen Miranda et Francisco Alves, et il composa notamment "Izaura" avec Herivelto Martins et "Aurora" avec Mário Lago.
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Roy Turk (1892–1934) était un parolier et auteur américain connu pour de nombreuses chansons populaires des années 1920 et du début des années 1930. Il collabora souvent avec des compositeurs comme Fred E. Ahlert et écrivit les paroles de standards tels que Mean to Me, Walkin’ My Baby Back Home et Are You Lonesome Tonight?
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Rudolf Leo Vašata (1888–1953) était un compositeur, chanteur et chef d’orchestre tchèque actif dans la musique populaire et théâtrale. Il composa des danses, des opérettes et des chansons et travailla également dans le cabaret et le théâtre. Parmi ses compositions figure Padáková věžička.
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French singer and jazz guitarist whose career connected chanson, pop and jazz.
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American saxophonist and singer, best known for his long association with Louis Prima.
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Sam M. Lewis (1885–1959) était un parolier et auteur américain, figure importante de Tin Pan Alley. Il écrivit les paroles de nombreux standards populaires, notamment Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue, Dinah, Just Friends, Street of Dreams et Gloomy Sunday.
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American singer, songwriter and entertainer associated with jazz and rhythm and blues.
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Yiddish songwriter and lyricist who collaborated with Nellie Casman, including on Yosl, Yosl.
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American composer, songwriter and musical director who worked extensively in film and popular music.
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French singer-songwriter, composer, actor and writer known for a distinctive body of French popular song.
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American pianist, composer and songwriter, co-writer of the jazz standard All of Me.
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Canadian-born American pianist and songwriter, composer of early jazz and popular songs.
Sinhô (1888–1930), de son vrai nom José Barbosa da Silva, était un compositeur et pianiste brésilien, figure majeure des débuts de la samba à Rio de Janeiro. Surnommé le « Roi de la Samba », il écrivit de nombreux morceaux importants, notamment Jura et Gosto que me enrosco.
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American jazz double bassist known for his distinctive bowed singing style.
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American jazz singer, guitarist and pianist known for humorous vocal improvisation and wordplay.
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French jazz violinist and co-founder with Django Reinhardt of the Quintette du Hot Club de France.
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Dutch Sinti jazz guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist of the Rosenberg Trio.
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American jazz violinist, singer and composer.
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French animator, film director and screenwriter, creator of The Triplets of Belleville.
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American composer, songwriter and music publisher active in Tin Pan Alley.
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French singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music often incorporates gypsy-jazz influences.
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French Sinti jazz guitarist known for a strongly traditional gypsy-jazz style.
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Italian-born French accordionist and composer associated with swing musette.
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Belgian jazz musician best known for harmonica and guitar, and the composer of Bluesette.
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American pianist, singer and songwriter active in popular music and vaudeville.
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American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor known for popular songs and film music.
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Vincent Youmans (1898–1946) était un compositeur américain et auteur de chansons pour Broadway, figure majeure du théâtre musical des années 1920. Parmi ses œuvres les plus connues figurent Tea for Two, I Want to Be Happy, More Than You Know, Without a Song et Time on My Hands.
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Brazilian poet, lyricist and diplomat whose collaborations were important to the development of bossa nova.
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Italian lyricist whose songs include major Italian popular-music hits of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Czech jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and conductor.
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American composer and musician whose published blues compositions helped shape the early written blues repertoire.
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Waldir Azevedo (1923–1980) était un compositeur brésilien et virtuose du cavaquinho qui contribua à imposer cet instrument comme voix soliste dans le choro. Figure majeure de la musique instrumentale brésilienne, il composa des classiques célèbres tels que "Brasileirinho", "Delicado" et "Pedacinhos do Céu".
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Walter Donaldson (1893–1947) était un compositeur et auteur américain, figure majeure de Tin Pan Alley. Il écrivit de nombreux standards durables, notamment My Blue Heaven, Makin’ Whoopee, Love Me or Leave Me et My Baby Just Cares for Me.
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American songwriter and lyricist, best known for writing the lyrics to the 1928 jazz standard Sweet Sue, Just You.
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Finnish music-education platform and software company rather than a conventional performing artist.
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Zequinha de Abreu (1880–1935) était un compositeur et instrumentiste brésilien, surtout connu pour Tico-Tico no Fubá. Sa musique est étroitement liée au choro et à la musique populaire brésilienne.