Sammy Gallop (March 16, 1915 – February 24, 1971) was an American

lyricist A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income derives ...

, known for his

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and swing songs of the 1940s and 1950s.

Biography

Gallop was born in

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. He originally worked as a

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and

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. On February 24, 1971, Gallop died by suicide in

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. Some records mentioned his name as Gallup.

Works

* "Boogie Woogie Maxixe" (words and music by Sammy Gallop,

Gil Rodin Gilbert Alfred Rodin (December 9, 1902 – June 10, 1974) was an American jazz saxophonist, songwriter, and record producer. He was born in the Russian Empire. Career Rodin was raised in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Rodin studied saxophone, ...

, &

Bob Crosby George Robert Crosby (August 23, 1913 – March 9, 1993) was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935. The Bob-Cats were a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet. He was the younge ...

)M1630 CROSBY, MOB.I.2 Boogie woogie maxixe; words and music byI.C 'Sammy Gallop, Gil Rodin & Bob Crosby.409 Appl. states prev. reg. 16Sep53,- EU33 1104. © Bregman, Vocco & Conn,inc., New York; 5Oct53; EP74695.I. Gallop, Sammy, 1915- II. Rodin,Gil. III. Title,Library of Congress * "Cry My Heart" (words and music by Sammy Gallop, Jimmy Saunders, & Ricky Vallo)Gallop, Sammy, 1915-M1630 VALLO, RICKY..2 Cry my heart; words and music by Jimmy.V Saunders, Sammy Gallop and Ricky Vallo.409 © Bregman, Vocco & Conn, inc.,New York; 24Sep52; EP65943.I. Saunders, Jimmy. II. Gallop, Sammy,1915- III. Title.Library of CongressCopyright Office * "Cradled in the Arms of Love" (music by Michael P. Grace and

Helmy Kresa Helmy Kresa, (born in Meissen, Germany on November 7, 1904, died 1991, Long Island, New York) was a songwriter and the principal arranger and orchestrator for Irving Berlin. In 1931, Kresa wrote "That's My Desire", which Frankie Laine, Louis Armstr ...

)gallop, Sammy.CRADLED IN THE ARMS OF LOVE; w SammyGallop m Michael P. Grace & HelmyKresa © Gabriel Records 8Jun53EU32f210Library of CongressCopyright Office * "Glory Be & Hallelujah" (music by

Jerry Livingston Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson; March 25, 1909 – July 1, 1987) was an American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist. Life and career Born in Denver, Colorado to Sam and Dora (Lazarus) Levinson, Jerry Livingston studied music at the ...

) * "Blossom on the Bough" (music by Carl Sigman) * "I Dare to Dream" (music by Michael Grace & Carl Tucker)Gallop, Sammy.I DARE TO DTRAM; w Sammy Gallopm Michael Grace & Carl Tucker, ©aabriel Records t'May53 ,EU319367Library of Congress rCopyright Office * "I'm Not Walking, I'm Dancing" (music by Michael Grace) * "

Caribbean Clipper "Caribbean Clipper" is a big band and jump song recorded by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra in 1942. The song was composed by Jerry Gray with lyrics by Sammy Gallop. Recorded in 1942, the song was released as a Victor 78 single by Glenn Miller ...

" (music by

Jerry Gray Jerry Don Gray (born December 16, 1962) is an American football coach and former player who is the assistant head coach/defense for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). Gray played college football for the Texas Longhorns, ...

) * "

Count Every Star "Count Every Star" is a song written by Bruno Coquatrix and Sammy Gallop and first released by Ray Anthony and His Orchestra. It reached number 4 on the US pop chart in 1950. Other charting versions * Hugo Winterhalter released a version of th ...

" (music by

Bruno Coquatrix Bruno Coquatrix (; 5 August 1910, Ronchin, Nord – 1 April 1979) was a French record producer, the owner and manager of Olympia in Paris from 1954 until his death in 1979. Career Coquatrix was first known as a song and music writer. He wrot ...

) * "

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" (music by

Guy Wood Guy B. Wood (24 July 1911 – 23 February 2001) was a musician and songwriter born in Manchester, England. Wood started his career in music playing saxophone in dance bands in England. He moved to the United States in the 1930s, where he worked f ...

) * "

Elmer's Tune "Elmer's Tune" is a 1941 big band and jazz standard written by Elmer Albrecht, Dick Jurgens and Sammy Gallop. Glenn Miller and his Orchestra and Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra both charted with recordings of the composition. The Glenn Miller ...

" (music by Elmer Albrecht and

Dick Jurgens Richard Henry Jurgens (January 9, 1910 – October 5, 1995) was an American swing music bandleader and composer who enjoyed great popularity in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Life and early career Dick Jurgens was born in Sacramento, Californ ...

) * "

Forgive My Heart Forgiveness, in a psychological sense, is the intentional and voluntary process by which one who may have felt initially wronged, victimized, harmed, or hurt goes through a process of changing feelings and attitude regarding a given offender fo ...

" (music by

Chester Conn Chester Conn (''né'' Master Chester Cohn; April 14, 1894 – April 4, 1973) was an American composer of popular music and music publisher. Early life and career Chester was born in San Francisco, California to David Cohn and Minnie ''(née'' Ne ...

) * "

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" (music by

Lew Spence Lew Spence (June 29, 1920, Cedarhurst, New York – January 9, 2008, Los Angeles) was an American songwriter. Spence received little formal musical training, and led a dance band in his hometown as a teenager. * " Holiday for Strings" (music by David Rose) * "

Maybe You'll Be There "Maybe You'll Be There" is a popular song composed by Rube Bloom, with lyrics written by Sammy Gallop. The song was published in 1947. The recording by Gordon Jenkins was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24403. It first reached the Bill ...

" (music by

Rube Bloom Reuben Bloom (April 24, 1902 – March 30, 1976) was an American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, recording artist, vocalist, and author. Life and career Bloom was born and died in New York City. He was Jewish. During his career, he w ...

) * " My Lady Loves to Dance" (music by

Milton DeLugg Milton Delugg (December 2, 1918 – April 6, 2015) was an American musician, composer and arranger. Early years Milton Delugg was born in Los Angeles, California. He said, "There aren't any Deluggs. It's not a real name." He believed the family' ...

) * " No Good Man" (music by Dan Fisher and

Irene Higginbotham Irene Higginbotham (June 11, 1918 – August 27, 1988) was an American songwriter and concert pianist. She is best known for co-writing the Billie Holiday song "Good Morning Heartache" (1946). Early life Higginbotham was born on June 11, 1918, i ...

) * "

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" (music by Albert Van Dam) * "

Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy" is a popular song about Pennsylvania Dutch cooking, with music by Guy Wood and words by Sammy Gallop. It was published in 1945. Recording history The song became a major hit in 1946 both for Dinah Shore and the ...

" (music by

) * " Somewhere along the Way" (music by Kurt Adams) * " There Must Be a Way" (music by

David Saxon David S. Saxon (February 8, 1920 – December 8, 2005) was an American physicist and educator who served as the President of the University of California as well as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the MIT Corporation, the governing b ...

) * " Uninvited Dream" (music by

Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. Start ...

) * "

Wake the Town and Tell the People "Wake the Town and Tell the People" is a popular song with music by Jerry Livingston and lyrics by Sammy Gallop, published in 1955. This song is a wedding day number complete with the chorus imitating the sound of wedding bells, as well as the so ...

" (music by

) * " Way I Feel About You" (music by

Doc Severinsen Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Early life Severinsen was born in Arlington, Oregon, to Minnie Mae (1897–1998) ...

and

Tommy Newsom Thomas Penn Newsom (February 25, 1929 – April 28, 2007) was a saxophone player in the NBC Orchestra on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', for which he later became assistant director. Newsom was frequently the band's substitute dir ...

) * " You're Gonna Hate Yourself in the Mornin'" (music by

Larry Stock Larry Stock (born Lazarus Goldberger; December 4, 1896 – May 4, 1984) was an American songwriter. He is most known for being a songwriter and composer for many songs including " Blueberry Hill" which was later recorded by Fats Domino. Early li ...

and

Ira Schuster Ira Schuster (October 13, 1889 – October 10, 1946) was an American songwriter, who worked as a pianist at various publishing companies on Tin Pan Alley in the early 20th century. He was also known as John Siras. Biography He was born in New ...

)

References

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