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Music Appreciation

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,568 posts) Sat Mar 28, 2020, 01:17 PM Mar 2020

Jay Livingston was born on this date. He wrote the music to several songs you know.

His partner, Ray Evans wrote the lyrics.

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Jay Livingston was born on this date. He wrote the music to several songs you know. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2020 OP

Oh, boy, he sure did. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 #1

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,412 posts)

1. Oh, boy, he sure did.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 01:25 PM

Mar 2020

Jay Livingston

{snip the many songs he composed}

Death

Livingston died in Los Angeles and was interred there in Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery, his tombstone reading, "Que Será, Será". His brother, longtime Capitol Records executive Alan W. Livingston, is best known for creating "Bozo the Clown" and signing Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and The Beatles among other legends with Capitol.

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