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Arlen, Harold

also:

 Arluck, Hyman  birth name

cast, composer, lyricist, piano, singer, songwriter, vocals


born: 15 Feb 1905 Buffalo, New York / state, USA Source: 1  

died: 23 Apr 1986 New York / city, USA Source: 1  

date of Variety obit: 19 Mar 1986  
date of Variety obit: 30 Apr 1986  

The Music Sack has 97 items with information about Harold Arlen:


 1999

Artist Index

p. 237-258 In:
MacKenzie, Harry
The directory of the Armed Forces Radio services series
Compiled by Harry Mackenzie
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1999

Number of People : 1,855


 1998

Index

The above item is part of :
Larkin, Colin
The encyclopedia of popular music
Third edition
New York: Macmillan, 1998, 8 v.

Number of People : 43,747


 1996

[Artist Index]

The above item is part of :
Ruppli, Michel
The Decca labels. A discography. Volume 6
Record numerical listings & general artist index
Compiled by Michel Ruppli
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1996, 958 p.

Number of People : 10,351


 1996

Mancuso, Chuck
Popular music and the underground
Foundations of jazz, blues, country, and rock, 1900-1950
Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1996, 626 p.

Number of People : 288


 1996

Lichtman, I.
Words & music A blizzard of new interest in Wizard of Oz's Harold Arlen
Billboard 108:45 Apr 27 1996

Number of People : 1


 1996

Taylor, M.
Legit reviews Resident: Dreamland
Variety 364:74 Sep 2 1996

Number of People : 1


 1996

Simons, T.
Legit reviews The Wizard of Oz
Variety 364:54+ Aug 5 1996

Number of People : 1


 1996

[Index of Names]

The above item is part of :
Bloom, Ken
American song
The complete musical theater companion: 1877-1995. Volume 2: T-Z and indexes
Second edition
New York: Schirmer Books, 1996, 2093 p.

Number of People : 24,881


 1995

Forte, Allen
The American popular ballad of the golden era 1924-1950
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1995, 366 p.

Number of People : 24


 1994

Seeger, Pete
Appleseeds
Sing Out! 39:64-5 N3 1994-1995
       Note: last regular column

Number of People : 1


 1993

Reviews / resident
Variety 350:81 Feb 8 1993
       Note: Sweet & Hot, Asolo Center for the Performing Arts, Sarasota, Fla.

Number of People : 1


 1992

Reviews / Resident
Variety 348:167 Oct 19 1992
       Note: Paper Miller Playhouse, Millburn, N.J.

Number of People : 1


 1992

Larkin, Colin
The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music
Edited by Colin Larkin
Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing, 1992, 4V p.

Number of People : 5,680

More Details : (1 Section)


 1992

Suskin, Steven
Show tunes 1905-1991
The songs, shows and careers of broadway's major composers
New York: Limelight Editions, 1992

Number of People : 30


 1991

Wilk, Max
They're playing our song
The truth behind the words and music of three generations
Mount Kisco, New York & London: Moyer Bell Limited, 1991

Number of People : 28


 1991

Cameos.
Village Voice: 36:87 Mar 12 1991

Number of People : 1


 1991

Reviews / resident
Variety 344:39 Jul 29 1991
       Note: Starlight Theater, Kansas City

Number of People : 1


 1991

Bierley, Paul E.
Rehrig, William H.
The heritage encyclopedia of band music : composers and their music
Edited by Paul E. Bierley
William H. Rehrig
Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1991

Number of People : 8,916


 1990

Resident legit reviews
Variety 338:106-7 Jan 10 1990
       Note: Elgin Theatre, Toronto

Number of People : 1


 1990

Rust, Brian
Cliffe, Peter
Fascinating rhythm
Foreword by Brian Rust
Baldock, Hertfordshire: Egon Publishers Ltd, 1990, 282 p.

Number of People : 248


 1989

Zimmerman, K.
After 14-year effort, Music Hall welcomes you to Munchkinland
Variety 334:55 Mar 8 1989
       Note: stage production

Number of People : 1


 1989 Source: 1

Clarke, Donald
The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music
Edited by Donald Clarke
London: Viking, 1989, 1378 p.

Number of People : 4,498


 1989

Milnes, Rodney
The Wizard of Oz : Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican
Opera (England) 40:370 Mar 1989

Number of People : 1


 1989

Unit review
Variety 334:58 Mar 29 1989
       Note: Radio City Music Hall, N.Y.

Number of People : 1


 1988

Galbraith, J.
Wizard of Oz arena version starts 69-site tour in March
Variety 333:60 Oct 26 1988

Number of People : 1


 1987

Ewen, David
American songwriters. An H.W. Wilson biographical dictionary
New York: H. W. Wilson Company, 1987

Number of People : 135


 1987

[Harold Arlen - obituary]
Crescendo International 24:39 Jan 1987

Number of People : 1


 1987

Index to music necrology : 1986 necrology
Notes (Music Library Association), 1987, p. 770

Number of People : 126


 1987

A tribute to Harold Arlen
Ascap in Action: Winter 1987, p. 60-61
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1987

NARAS deals lifetime awards to performers, tunesmiths and inventor.
Variety 328:123 Jul 29 1987

Number of People : 1


 1987

Hodgepodge & shorties I Love to Singa!
Cadence 13:24 Feb 1987

Number of People : 1


 1987

[Harold Arlen - obituary]
Cue Sheet: 4:7 N1 1987

Number of People : 1


 1987

Es starben 1986.
Jazz Podium 36:27 Feb 1987

Number of People : 1


 1986

Suskin, Steven
Show tunes 1905-1985
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1986

Number of People : 30


 1986

Lichtman, I.
Harold Arlen dead at 81
Billboard 98:6 May 3 1986

Number of People : 1


 1986

Terry, K.
Harold Arlen dies in New York at 81 : wrote Broadway, film standards
Variety 323:163+ Apr 30 1986

Number of People : 1


 1986

McDonough, J.
Harold Arlen, 1905-86
Down Beat 53:12 Aug 1986

Number of People : 1


 1986

Lyman, Darryl
Great jews in music
New York: Jonathan David Publishers, Inc., 1986

Number of People : 573


 1986

[Harold Arlen - obituary]
Jazz Forum N100:19 1986

Number of People : 1


 1986

[Harold Arlen - obituary]
Coda Magazine: N208:35 Jun 1 1986

Number of People : 1


 1986

Hemming, Roy
The melody lingers on
The great songwriters and their move musicals
New York: Newmarket Press, 1986

Number of People : 16


 1986

[Harold Arlen - obituary]
Central Opera Service Bulletin 27:74 N3 1986-1987

Number of People : 1


 1986

Whitburn, Joel
Joel Whitburn's Pop memories 1890-1954
The history of American popular music compiled form America's popular music charts 1890-1954
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc., 1986, 657 p.

Number of People : 1,376


 1986

[Harold Arlen - obituary]
Oj--Orkester Journalen 54:32 Jun 1986

Number of People : 1


 1986

[Harold Arlen - obituary]
Orchester, Das 34:853 Jul-Aug 1986

Number of People : 1


 1986

Sadie, Stanley
Hitchcock, H. Wiley
The new Grove dictionary of American music
edited by H. Wiley Hitchcock and Stanley Sadie
New York, N.Y. : Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1986. 4 v.

Number of People : 3,993


 1986

Obituary
Musical Times, 127:457 Aug 1986

Number of People : 1


 1985

Studio Cafe, Sydney
Variety 319:93 May 22 1985
       Note: Get Happy

Number of People : 1


 1985

McDonough, J.
Three species of canaries
Down Beat 52:34 Apr 1985
       Note: Maxine Sullivan's recording

Number of People : 1


 1985

Wescott, Steven D.
A comprehensive bibliography of music for film and television
Compiled by Steven D. Wescott
Detroit: Information Coordinatores, 1985, 432 p.

Number of People : 161


 1985

[Harold Arlen - obituary]
Musica Judaica 8:104 N1 1985-1986

Number of People : 1


 1984

Record reviews John Williams Plays the Music of Harold Arlen.
Jazz Journal International 37:38 Sep 1984

Number of People : 1


 1984

Jablonski, Edward
The real Wizard of Oz: Harold Arlen
An American original
Keyboard Classics & Piano Stylist: 4:9-11 N4 1984
       biog il ports
       Note: Ode for piano, p19-21

Number of People : 1


 1984

Rimler, Walter
Not fade away.
A comparison of jazz age with rock era pop song composers
Ann Arbor, Mich: Pierian Press, 1984

Number of People : 17


 1984

Concert reviews ("Salute to Harold Arlen") (New York Kool Jazz Festival)
Variety 315:68 Jul 4 1984

Number of People : 1


 1984

Record reviews The Harold Arlen Songbook.
Down Beat 51:32 Sep 1984

Number of People : 1


 1983

White, Mark
You must remember this ... : popular songwriters 1900-1980
London: Frederick Warner, 1983

Number of People : 137


 1983

Record reviews Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Harold Arlen.
Jazz Journal International 36:28 Sep 1983

Number of People : 1


 1982

Anderson, E. Ruth
Contemporary American composers
A biographical dictionary
Second edition
Compiled by E. Ruth Anderson
Boston: G. K. Hall, 1982, 578 p.

Number of People : 3,986


 1981

Resident legit reviews
Variety 304:104 Oct 21 1981
       Note: Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Conn.

Number of People : 1


 1981

An Art Tatum solo transcription
Keyboard 7:32-4 Oct 1981
       il mus

Number of People : 1


 1980

Comuzio, Ermanno
Film music lexicon
Amministrazione Provinciale di Pavia, 1980

Number of People : 570


 1980

Sadie, Stanley
The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
London: Macmillan, 1980

Number of People : 20,506


 1980

Green, Stanley
Taylor, Deems
The world of musical comedy.
The story of the American musical stage. As told through the careers of its foremost composers and lyricist.
Foreword by Deems Taylor
San Diego: A. S. Barnes, 1980, 391 p.

Number of People : 69


 1980

Warren, Craig
The great songwriters of Hollywood
London: A. S. Barnes, 1980

Number of People : 32


 1980

Press, Jaques Cattell
ASCAP biographical dictionary of composers, authors and publishers
Fourth edition
Compiled for the American Society of Composers, Authors and publishers by Jaques Cattell Press
New York: R. R. Bowker, 1980, 589 p.

Number of People : 8,161


 1980

Index

The above item is part of :
Perry, Jeb H.
Variety obits. An index to obituaries in Variety, 1905-1978
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1980, 311 p.

Number of People : 101,729


 1979

Lacombe, Alain
Rocle, Claude
La musique du film
[par] Alain Lacombe et Claude Rocle
Paris: Editions Francis van der Velde, 1979, 516 p.

Number of People : 312


 1979

Ouzer, Louis
Crociata, Francis
Contemporary musicians in photographs taken at the Eastman School of Music
By Louis Ouzer
With text by Francis Crociata
New York: Dover Publications, c1979, 118 p.

Number of People : 130


 1978

After Tin Pan Alley

p. 91 In:
Ager, Milton
Craig, Warren
Sweet and lowdown : America's popular song writers
By Warren Craig
With a foreword by Milton Ager
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1978

Number of People : 105


 1978

Artists' Index

p. 1754-1845 In:
Rust, Brian
Jazz records 1897-1942
4th revised and enlarged edition
Vol. 2: Abe Lyman to Bob Zurke
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers, 1978, 1996 p.

Number of People : 9,605


 1976

Green, Stanley
Encyclopaedia of the musical theatre
New York: Dodd Mead, 1976

Number of People : 580


 1976

Anderson, Ruth
Contemporary American composers
A biographical dictionary
1st ed.
Boston: G. K. Hall, 1976, 513 p.

Number of People : 3,758


 1975

Artists Index

p. 2006-2066 In:
Rust, Brian
The American dance band discography 1917-1942
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1975, 2066 p.

Number of People : 4,347


 1974

Claghorn, Charles Eugene
Biographical dictionary of American music
West Nyack, N.Y.: Parker Pub. Co., 1974, 491 p.

Number of People : 3,156


 1974

Kinkle, Roger D.
The complete encyclopedia of popular music and jazz, 1900-1950
New Rochelle, N. Y.: Arlington, 1974

Number of People : 2,098


 1974

Rosner, Helmut
Bulling, Burchard
Frank, Paul
Noetzel, Florian
Kurzgefasstes Tonkunstler Lexikon
Fortfuhrt von Burchard Bulling, Florian Noetzel, Helmut Rosner
Wilhelmshaven: Heinrichshofen, 1974
       Note: Zweiter Teil: Erganzungen und Erweiterungen seit 1937

Number of People : 16,276


 1973

Wilk, Max
They're playing our song
New York: Atheneum, 1973

Number of People : 22


 1973

Jablonski, Edward
American Song Writer Harold Arlen.
Stereo Review, 31, No. 5 (Nov. 1973), p. 54-65.

Number of People : 1


 1972

Ewen, David
Great men of American popular song
Revised and enlarged edition
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1972

Number of People : 45


 1972

Wilder, Alec
American popular song. The great innovators, 1900-1950
New York: Oxford University Press, 1972

Number of People : 23


 1971

Bohlander, Carlo
Holler, Karl Heinz
Reclams Jazzfuhrer
Von Carlo Bohlander und Karl Heinz Holler
Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam, 1971, 991 p.

Number of People : 1,780


 1970

Ewen, David
Great men of American popular song
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1970

Number of People : 42


 1962

Townend, P.
Who's who in music and musicians' international directory 1962
New York: Hafner Publishing Co., 1962, 331 p.

Number of People : 3,194


 1962

Ewen, David
Popular American composers : From revolutionary times to the present.
A biographical and critical guide
Compiled and edited by David Ewen
New York: H. W. Wilson, 1962

Number of People : 131


 1962

Ewen, David
Popular American composers : From revolutionary times to the present: first supplement.
A biographical and critical guide
Compiled and edited by David Ewen
New York: H. W. Wilson, 1962, 217 p.

Number of People : 76


 1962

Sweigert, William R.
Jablonski, Edward
Harold Arlen.
Films in Review, 13, No. 10 (Dec. 1962), p. 605-14.

Number of People : 1


 1962

Freeman, Larry / Dr.
Burton, Jack
The blue book of tin pan alley
A human interest encyclopedia of American popular music
1950-1965 supplement by Dr. Larry Freeman
By Jack Burton
Vol. II: 1910-1950
Watkins Glen, N.Y.: Century House, 1962, 528 p.

Number of People : 75


 1959

Ewen, David
Complete book of the American musical theater
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1959

Number of People : 77


 1957

A gallery of living American composers

p. 110 In:
Spaeth, Sigmund
Music journal. 1957 annual
New York: Music Journal Inc, 1957, 176 p.

Number of People : 30


 1954

Lyons, James
Howard, John Tasker
Our American music : three hundred years of it
Third edition, revised and reset.
With supplementary chapters by James Lyons
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1954, 841 p.

Number of People : 649

More Details : (1 Section)


 1951

McSpadden, J. Walker
Operas and musical comedies
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1951

Number of People : 140


 1951

Mize, J.T.H. / Dr.
The international who is who in music
Fifth (Mid-Century) Edition
Dr. J.T.H. Mize Editor-in-Chief
Chicago: Who is Who in Music, 1951, 576 p.

Number of People : 2,918

More Details : (1 Section)


 1936

[listed as a member of a group]

The above item is part of :
Schleman, Hilton R.
Rhythm on record.
A complete survey and register of all the principal recorded dance music from 1906 to 1936, and a who's who of the artists concerned in the making
London: Melody Maker, 1936, 333 p.

Number of People : 2,656


 undated

Holcomb, R.
New Stagecraft principles applied to two musical comedy costume designs of Miles White
  - Dissertation Abstracts International: A 47:1118a Oct 1986

Number of People : 1


 undated

Jablonski, Edward
Harold Arlen : happy with the blues

Number of People : 1


 undated

Jablonski, Edward
Harold Arlen : rhythm, rainbows, & blues

Number of People : 1


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