- Songwriter ("Arizona" [state song] ), conductor and author, educaed at the Buffalo Teachers College and the University of California. He was a bandleader in night clubs and hotels in New york, and joined ASCAP in 1952. His chief musical collaborators included Jimmy McHugh, Jimmy MacDonald, Bebe Blake, and Elliott Lewis. His popular-song compositions include "I Wanna Be a Soldier in the Army" (the official US Army recruiting song), "A Smile Is a Good Beginning", "I Thanl God", "Go Down to the Beach and Get Into the Ocean", "Dreamboat", "One Step Toward the Lord", and "The Navy Swings" (the official US Navy recruiting song).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Hup234!
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