Vernon Duke

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Vernon Duke (October 10, 1903 - January 16, 1969) was a Russian-American composer/songwriter.

Vernon Duke was born Vladimir Dukelsky in Parafianovo, Belarus, then Russia. Duke was a child prodigy, entering Kiev Conservatory in his pre-teens. He arrived in the United States in 1921. His first full Broadway score was for a 1932 revue called "Walk a Little Faster." His first full musical comedy was "Cabin in the Sky" in 1940.

He is best known for "I Can't Get Started" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, "April in Paris" with lyrics by E. Y. ("Yip") Harburg (1932), and "What Is There To Say" for The Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 also with Harburg. He wrote the words and music for "Autumn in New York" (1934).

[edit] Musical credits

  • 1932 - Walk a Little Faster (lyrics by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg)
    • "April in Paris"
    • "A Penny for Your Thoughts"
    • "Off Again, On Again"
    • "Speaking of Love"
    • "Where Have We Met Before?"
  • 1934 "Autumn in New York"
  • 1940 - Cabin in the Sky (lyrics by John La Touche)
  • 1941 - "Banjo Eyes" (lyrics by John La Touche and Harold Adamson)
    • "We're Having a Baby"
    • "Who Started the Rhumba?"
    • "A Nickel to My Name"
  • 1942 - "The Lady Comes Across" (lyrics by John La Touche)
    • "Summer Is A-Commin' In"
    • "You Took Me By Surprise"
    • "This Is Where I Came In"
    • "Lady"
  • 1944 - "Jackpot" (lyrics by Howard Dietz)
    • "What Happened"
    • "Sugarfoot"
    • "I've Got a One-Track Mind"
    • "I Kissed My Girl Goodbye"
  • 1944 - "Sadie Thompson" (lyrics by Howard Dietz)
    • "The Love I Long For"
    • "Poor as a Church Mouse"
    • "When You Live on an Island"
  • 1952 - "Two's Company" (lyrics by Ogden Nash and Sammy Cahn)
    • "It Just Occurred to Me"
    • "Roundabout"
    • "Out of the Clear Blue Sky"
    • "Haunted Hot Spot"
    • "Just Like a Man"
  • 1956 - "The Littlest Revue" (music also by others - Duke lyrics by Ogden Nash)
    • "I Want to Fly Now (and Pay Later)"
    • "Summer Is A-Comin' In"
    • "Good Little Girls"
    • "Love Is Still in Town"
    • "You're Far from Wonderful"
    • "Madly in Love"
  • 1963 - Zenda (lyrics by Lenny Adelson, Sid Kuller, and Martin Charnin)
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