Author: Fred

His schoolmates named him “Shakespeare” because of his poetry. From Louisville, Kentucky, he wrote 350 songs. You can find info on his interesting life online. As we develop his catalog you can learn about his music here:

Here is a great composer who had a delightful style. He was a little brother to Harry Von Tilzer. They made up their professional names. His real name was Elias Gumbinsky. This is a working file of his songs in progress (below).

A biopic is a biographical film. Several musical entertainers and songwriters have had biopics made about them. If you love music, you might be interested in some of these:

We can sing “Happy Birthday to You” because we learned the melody and lyrics through repetition. Popular songs are written with this in mind. I wonder how many of these sheet music songs you sing automatically:

The composer with a soft touch at the piano. A personal favorite of mine. You can see him on YouTube.

Here are some of his hits: