Jimmy McHugh
Jimmy McHugh was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States on July 10th, 1894 and is the Composer. At the age of 74, Jimmy McHugh biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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James Francis McHugh (July 10, 1894 – May 23, 1969) was an American composer.
One of the most prolific songwriters from the 1920s to the 1950s, he is credited with over 500 songs.
His songs were recorded by many artists, including Chet Baker, June Christy, Bing Crosby, Deanna Durbin, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Adelaide Hall, Billie Holiday, Bill Kenny, Peggy Lee, Carmen Miranda, Nina Simone, and Dinah Washington.
Career
McHugh began his career in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, where he released about a dozen songs with local publishers. His first success was with the World War II song "Keep the Love-Light Fire in the Window Till the Boys Come Marching Home," and this was also at the start of a decade-long friendship with lyricist Jack Caddigan. After struggling in a variety of occupations, including rehearsal pianist for the Boston Opera House and pianist-song plugger for Irving Berlin's publishing company, I've been working in publishing companies. McHugh, who was born in 1921, migrated to New York City at the age of 26, a young man. McHugh wrote the hit song "Everything Is Hotsy Totsy Now" after deciding to work as a professional manager with the music publisher Jack Mills Inc.
This songwriting collaboration marked another in McHugh's many collaborations, including Ted Koehler ("I'm Shooting High"), Al Dubin ("South American Way"), and Harold Adamson ("It's a Most Unusual Day"). As impressive as these master lyricists were, McHugh's best symbiotic musical connection was with school teacher and poet Dorothy Fields. Since he had written material for several of Harlem's Cotton Club revues, it would be no coincidence that their first joint effort, starring Adelaide Hall and Bill Bojangles Robinson, would be the score for the 1928 Broadway musical "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," "Diga Diga Doo," and "I Must Have That Man."
Other hits for the period followed, including 1930's "On the Sunny Side of the Street" for Lew Leslie's International Revue; "Blue Again" for The Vanderbilt Revue; and 1932's "Don't Blame Me," which was included in the Chicago revue Clowns In Clover; and "Don't Blame Me" for Lew Leslie's "With You"; "Not Like You"; and "Don't Blame Me" for Lew; Fats Waller was the creator of "On the Sunny Side of the Street," but some writers believe he sold the rights to the song.
"Cuban Love Song," "Dinner at Eight," "Hyster for Love," "How to Love," "I Feel a Song Comin' On" and "I'm in the Mood for Love" from 1935's Every Night at Eight, McHugh and Fields contributed title songs for films including "Cuban Love Song," "Working for Love," "Dognet on" and "Hooray for Love," as well as "I Feel a Song Comin's McHugh and Fields wrote over 30 songs for the film world in the decade that they first met in 1930. In 1935, Fields and McHugh parted company. Harold Adamson, McHugh's longest songwriting partner, was Harold Adamson. McHugh's lyrics were provided by Adamson. Those hits as "Comin on a Wing and a Prayer" made their way into Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
Jane Powell wrote "It's a Most Unusual Day" in 1948 film "A Date with Judy. It became the young singer and actress' most popular song.
At the age of 74, McHugh died in Beverly Hills, California.