Sammy Fain | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel E. Feinberg |
| Born | June 17, 1902 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | December 6, 1989 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Popular music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer Vocalist Musician |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Formerly of | Irving Kahal, Lew Brown, Artie Dunn |
Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg; June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music.[1] In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatre. Fain was also a popular musician and vocalist.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 448. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.