Lou Handman (September 10, 1894 – December 9, 1956) was an American composer. Born in

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, in his early career he toured in

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shows in Australia and New York. Handman worked closely with

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. They went on to make such chart-topping hits as: *" Are You Lonesome Tonight" *"It's All the Same to Me" *"My Sweetie Went Away" - a popular song in 1923 with versions by Billy Murray & Ed Smalle, and by

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in 1923. Handman died in

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in 1956 and was inducted into the

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in 1975.

References

Songwriters Hall of Fame

External links

Lou Handman recordings
at the

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