Ben Black
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Ben Black (December 11, 1889 - December 26, 1950) was an English composer of popular song and an impresario.
Ben Black is also the name of a talented Australian half back from the sport of rugby league. He was recently linked recently with a move to Widnes Vikings in the British Nation League One but on 26th May 2008 it was confirmed that he was joining their rivals Halifax RLFC. He rejected Widnes as he felt that Halifax will win National League 1 and wanted to play with players the calibre of Dave Larder and Miles Greenwood.
Also name of a composer who was Born in Dudley, England, Black worked as music director in Paramount Pictures' cinemas across the US, before moving on to theatrical production in his own right. He became a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers in 1926.
[edit] Famous works
- Hold Me (1919, with Art Hickman)
- Moonlight And Roses (1925, by Edwin Lemare: Ben Black and Neil Moret added the words without Lemare's permission)
- Tears
- You and I
- Don't Sing Aloha When I Go
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