Roy Bargy

Roy Fredrick Bargy (July 31, 1894 – January 16, 1974) was an American composer and pianist. Born in Newaygo, Michigan, he grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he was exposed to the music of pianists Johnny Walters and Luckey Roberts. In 1919 he began working with Charley Straight at the Imperial Piano Roll Company in Chicago, performing, arranging, and composing. He later worked with the orchestras of Isham Jones and of Paul Whiteman. From 1943 until his retirement he was music director for Jimmy Durante.