Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen

HAROLD ARLEN d1986. American composer of popular music who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" (lyrics by Yip Harburg), including "Over the Rainbow", he is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook. "Over the Rainbow" was voted the 20th century's No1 song by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). He died in New York aged 81 on April 23rd 1986

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