Yip Harburg |
Harold Arlen |
E. Y. "Yip Harburg had a career spanning over fifty years, was known as “Broadway’s social conscience.” A master lyricist, poet and book writer, Yip was always dedicated to social justice. He wrote the words to over 600 songs, in addition to all the lyrics in the 1939 motion picture classic “The Wizard of Oz,” including of course, “Over the Rainbow.”
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Harold Arlen wrote some of the greatest hits from the 30's and 40's, including the entire score to "The Wizard of Oz." His career included over 400 original compositions. Some of the standards he wrote live on today and have distinguished Harold Arlen as one of the Great American Composers.
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