Roy Turk

Quick Facts

Intro

American songwriter and lyricist

From

United States of America

was

Songwriter Lyricist

Work field

Music

Gender

Male

Star sign

Virgo People who share this birthday

Birth

20 September 1892 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Death

30 November 1934 (aged 42 years) People who died on this day

Place of death

Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA

Age

42 years

Notable Works

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Audio

Spotify

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Roy Kenneth Turk (September 20, 1892 – November 30, 1934) was an American songwriter and lyricist, he frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert – their popular 1929 song "Mean to Me" has become a jazz standard. In 1926 collaborated with Lou Handman on his best known song the 1927 hit song Are You Lonesome Tonight?made famous by acts like Elvis Presley. He worked with many other composers, including for film lyrics. Turk was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

Overview

Among his compositions (with music by Fred Ahlert unless otherwise noted):

1923 - "My Sweetie Went Away" (music by Lou Handman)
1927 - "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (music by Lou Handman) popularized in 1960 by Elvis Presley
1928 - "I'll Get By (as Long as I Have You)"
1928 - "Mean to Me"
1931 - "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)"
1931 - "Walkin' My Baby Back Home"
1931 - "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" for Bing Crosby
1932 - "Love, You Funny Thing!"

He also worked with composers such as Harry Akst, George W. Meyer, Charles Tobias, Arthur Johnston, Maceo Pinkard, and J. Russell Robinson.

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