Monday, April 12, 2010

Andy Razaf's



Fame.[2] He died in North Hollywood, California from cancer, aged 77.

[edit] Songs
The Songwriters Hall of Fame entry on Andy Razaf lists 215 compositions, giving co-writers and publishers [1]. He also had many unpublished songs; Singer's biography lists more than 800, published and unpublished (but without giving lyrics). Some notable lyrics include:

"Baltimo"', composed at the age of 17, was sung by members of The Passing Show of 1913 at Winter Garden, New York.
"Ain't Misbehavin'"
"Black and Blue"
"Garvey! Hats Off to Garvey"
"Honeysuckle Rose"
"In the Mood"
"The Joint Is Jumpin"'
"Keepin' Out of Mischief Now"
"Louisiana"
"Stompin' at the Savoy"
"That's what I like about the South"
"U.N.I.A."
Moon Mullican's "It must be love" used a verse from Razaf's "That's what I like about the South", a song which Mullican also recorded.

Artists who recorded Razaf's songs include:

Jerry Lee Lewis Glenn Miller Moon Mullican Fats Waller

[edit] Recordings
Although Razaf's songs are found on hundreds of recordings, there are only two albums devoted exclusively to his compositions:

Maxine Sullivan, A Tribute to Andy Razaf, 1956, produced by Leonard Feather, re-issued in 2006 as My Memories of You with two additional non-Razaf tracks.
Bobby Short, Guess Who's in Town, 1987, re-released in 2001 in tandem with Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter
[edit] Poems

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