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Eddie DeLange

 
Artist: Eddie DeLange
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Hudson-DeLange Orchestra, Ruth Gaylor, James Van Heusen, Josef Myrow, Louis Alter, Sam H. Stept, Will Hudson
  • Born: January 12, 1904, Long Island, NY
  • Died: July 13, 1949, Los Angeles, CA
  • Active: '30s, '40s
  • Genres: Vocal Music
  • Instrument: Leader, Lyricist, Vocals

Biography

Bandleader and lyricist Eddie DeLange worked in music from the mid-'30s through the 1940s, and is the lyricist of such popular tunes as "Moonglow" (1934) and "Solitude" (1935), and created music for several films of the 1940s, including 1942's When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Born in New York in 1904, DeLange eventually studied at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating, he moved to Hollywood and got bit parts in several movies and then moved to N.Y.C. and started working as a lyricist. His first published tune, "I Wish I Were Twins" (1934), was co-written with Frank Loesser. His two most popular songs, "Moonglow" and "Solitude," came within the next year. From 1936-1938, he fronted the swing and ballad-oriented Hudson-DeLange Orchestra with Will Hudson and featuring vocalist Ruth Gaylor. After this, DeLange led his own band for a while and was lyricist/librettist for the short-lived 1939 Broadway musical Swingin' the Dream. He focused strictly on songwriting during the 1940s, collaborating with such composers as Josef Myrow, Jimmy Van Heusen, Louis Alter, Sam H. Stept, and more. DeLange's music can be heard in movies, including When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942), If I'm Lucky (1946), and his final project for New Orleans (1947). ~ Joslyn Layne, All Music Guide
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Eddie DeLange (15 January 1904 - 15 July 1949) was an American bandleader and lyricist. Famous artists who recorded some of DeLange's songs include Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman.

Biography

DeLange was born in Long Island, New York. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1926. He became a stunt man in twenty-four comedies produced by Universal Studios, often for Reginald Denny (actor).

DeLange went back to New York in 1932, earning a contract with Irving Mills. He had several hits in his first year, including "Moonglow."

He and composer Will Hudson formed the Hudson-DeLange Orchestra in 1935. The Orchestra recorded many of their collaborative songs and did many road shows as well. Hudson and DeLange's partnership dissolved in 1938, but DeLange created a new band that played on several tours. He formed a new partnership with another composer, Jimmy Van Heusen, and together they produced a large number of hits.

DeLange married Marge Lohden, a model, in 1943. He moved with her to Los Angeles, and there lived the rest of his life writing music for motion pictures.

Eddie DeLange died in Los Angeles, California on 15 July 1949.

The National Academy of Popular Music’s Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted him into their ranks in 1989.

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