Sammy Gallop
Sammy Gallop (March 16, 1915 – February 24, 1971[1][2]) was an American lyricist, known for his big band and swing songs of the 1940s and 1950s.[3]
Biography
Gallop was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He originally worked as a surveyor and draftsman.[4] On February 24, 1971, Gallop committed suicide in Encino, California.[1][5] Some records mentioned his name as Gallup.
Works
- "Caribbean Clipper" (music by Jerry Gray)[6]
- "Count Every Star" (music by Bruno Coquatrix)[6]
- "The Clock in the Tower" (music by Guy Wood)[6]
- "Elmer's Tune" (music by Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens)[6]
- "Forgive My Heart" (music by Chester Conn)[6]
- "Half As Lovely Twice As True" (music by Lew Spence)[6]
- "Holiday for Strings" (music by David Rose)[6]
- "Maybe You'll Be There" (music by Rube Bloom)[6]
- "My Lady Loves to Dance" (music by Milton DeLugg)[6]
- "No Good Man" (music by Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham)[6]
- "Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy" (music by Guy Wood)[6]
- "Somewhere along the Way" (music by Kurt Adams)[6]
- "There Must Be a Way" (music by David Saxon)[6]
- "Uninvited Dream" (music by Burt Bacharach)[6]
- "Wake the Town and Tell the People" (music by Jerry Livingston)[6]
- "Way I Feel About You" (music by Doc Severinsen and Tommy Newsom)[6]
- "You're Gonna Hate Yourself in the Mornin'" (music by Larry Stock and Ira Schuster)[6]
References
- 1 2 "Sammy Gallop". IMDB. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ Studwell, William E. (2000). They also wrote : evaluative essays on lesser known popular American songwriters prior to the rock era. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow. p. 204. ISBN 0810837897.
- ↑ "Sammy Gallop – Biography". Parabrisas. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ Vaché, Warren W. (2000). The unsung songwriters : America's masters of melodies. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 141. ISBN 0810835703.
- ↑ O'Brian, Jack (March 12, 1971). "Rose Hasn't Given Okay". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Sammy Gallop – Compositions". Parabrisas. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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