Roy Turk (September 20, 1892 in New York, New York – November 30, 1934 in Hollywood, California) was a U.S. songwriter. A lyricist, he frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert – their popular 1928 song "Mean to Me" has become a jazz standard. He worked with many other composers, including for film lyrics. Turk was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Overview
Among his compositions (with music by Fred Ahlert unless otherwise noted):
- 1927 - "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (music by Lou Handman) popularized in 1960 by Elvis Presley
- 1928 - "I'll Get By (as Long as I Have You)"
- 1928 - "Mean to Me"
- 1931 - "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)"
- 1931 - "Walkin' My Baby Back Home"
- 1931 - "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" for Bing Crosby
- 1932 - "Love, You Funny Thing!"
He also worked with composers such as Harry Akst, George Meyer, Charles Tobias, Arthur Johnston, Maceo Pinkard, and J. Russell Robinson.
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