| LC control no. | n 91092115 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Alexander, Van, 1915-2015 |
| Variant(s) | Feldman, Al, 1915-2015 Feldman, Alexander, 1915-2015 |
| See also | Corporate body: Van Alexander Sextet |
| Birth date | 19150502 |
| Death date | 20150719 |
| Place of birth | Harlem (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Arrangers (Musicians) Conductors (Music) |
| Found in | Starr, K. Kay Starr, jazz singer [SR] 196-?: label (Van Alexander) ASCAP biog. dict., 4th ed. (Alexander, Van, b. New York, NY, May 2, 1915) Larkin, C. Encyc. of pop. music, 3rd ed. (Alexander, Van; b. Al Feldman, May 2, 1915, New York City; arranger, composer) Fidelman, G.M. First lady of song, c1994: p. 23 (Van Alexander; called Al Feldman; Van came from his Dutch middle name and Alexander was his first name; changed when his solo career really got started) His Andy Hardy comes home, c1958. Ruppli, M. The Mercury labels, 1993: (Van Alexander Sextet listed under MG-25143 personnel) Alexander, V. From Harlem to Hollywood, 2009: t.p. (Van Alexander) p. 1 (b. Alexander Van Vliet Feldman, May 2, 1915, New York) New York times WWW site, viewed July 30, 2015 (in obituary published July 29: Van Alexander; b. Alexander Van Vliet Feldman, May 2, 1915, Harlem; began using the professional name Van Alexander after Eli Oberstein, the head of RCA Victor Records, suggested he adopt a more marketable name; d. July 19, Los Angeles, aged 100; composer and arranger who adapted a nursery rhyme into A-tisket, a-tasket, which became Ella Fitzgerald's breakout hit in 1938; also a bandleader) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 82083547 |
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