| LC control no. | n 87146620 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Weiss, George (George David) |
| Variant(s) | Weiss, George, 1921-2010 Forster, B. Y. |
| Birth date | 19210409 |
| Death date | 20100823 |
| Place of birth | New York, N.Y. |
| Field of activity | music |
| Profession or occupation | composer author singer |
| Found in | Goldman, R. First impressions, c1978: t.p. (copyright info.: George Weiss) ASCAP biog. dict., 4th ed. (Weiss, George David; composer, author, singer) Worth, F.L. Elvis, 1992: p. 208 (Weiss, George David; composer; b. 4-9-1921, New York City) New York times WWW site, Aug. 24, 2010 (in obituary published Aug. 23: George David Weiss; b. Apr. 9, 1921, Manhattan; d. Monday [Aug. 23, 2010], Oldwick, N.J., aged 89; songwriter who had a hand in some of the biggest hits of midcentury pop music, recorded by some of the biggest stars) Lullaby of Birdland, 1954: t.p. (B. Y. Forster) Wikipedia, June 2, 2018 (Lullaby of Birdland; music by George Shearing and lyrics by George David Weiss under the pseudonym "B. Y. Forster" in order to circumvent the rule that ASCAP and BMI composers could not collaborate) |
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