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Harry Akst (August 15, 1894 – March 31, 1963) [1] was an American songwriter, who started out his career as a pianist in vaudeville accompanying singers such as Nora Bayes, Frank Fay and Al Jolson. [2] Life and career. Akst was born in New York, United States . For four years, he worked for Bayes.
Harry Akst. Inductee. 1894- 1963 Born/Died. 1983 Inducted. Top Hollywood composer of 1920s and 30s. Harry Akst was born in New York City on August 15, 1894, beginning a career that would prove him one of the most prolific composers of the era and an accomplished pianist and conductor.
Harry Akst. Composer, Pianist, Bandleader, Actor. (1894 - 1963) Harry Akst began his music career as an accompanist and spent four years with vaudevillian Nora Bayes. He became a staff pianist for the publishing company of Irving Berlin in 1919 and helped Berlin, who could not read music, notate his songs.
Harry Akst. Born. August 15, 1894. Died. March 31, 1963. Country. United States. IPI. 00000355541 34 works. Affiliation. ASCAP. Comments. Akst started his career in music in vaudeville as a pianist accompanying singers, but ultimately concentrated on songwriting. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983. Buy. Meta. Added by Bastien
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May 14, 2020 · "Baby Face" (1926) by Harry Akst with lyrics by Benny Davis. In 1958, Little Richard's version got to #12 on the charts and in 1959, it became his highest ch...
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Harry Akst. Soundtrack: Big Fish. One of the most recorded songwriters of the 1920's and 30's was born into a musical family (his father was a violinist with the Metropolitan Opera).
Harry Akst. (1894—1963) Quick Reference. (1894–1963). Film and stage composer. A vaudeville pianist and songwriter who later turned to films, he created some unforgettable songs for Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood. Akst was born in ... From: Akst, Harry in The Oxford Companion to the American Musical » Subjects: Music. Reference entries.
