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Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
Jan 20, 2020 · With music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg, it’s become one of the most beloved songs in the history of American popular music. Yet a rainbow was never part of the screenplay for the...
As Broadway’s social commentator, and given his ability to “gild the philosophic pill” with witticisms and a lyric style all his own, Yip Harburg is a unique and major lyricist of 20th century American musical theatre.
The Yip Harburg Songbook. “Words make you think. Music makes you feel. A song makes you feel a thought.”. — E. Y. “Yip” Harburg (Lyricist) Another site by James Did It!
Apr 18, 2012 · During his 84 years on the planet, Yip Harburg contributed brilliant lyrics to some of the finest melodies of the American popular song canon.
- Nick Morrison
Dec 25, 2023 · During his career as a lyricist, Yip Harburg used his words to express anti-racist, pro-worker messages. He’s best known for writing the lyrics to The Wizard of Oz, but he also had two hits on...
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