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Walter Melrose was an American lyricist and composer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1889. He was the son of a music publisher, and he began writing songs at an early age. He wrote the lyrics for many popular songs, including "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles," "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover," and "I'm Sitting on Top of the World." He also wrote the lyrics for the musicals "The Red Mill" and "The Chocolate Soldier." Melrose was a prolific songwriter, and his songs were recorded by many of the top singers of the day, including Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, and Louis Armstrong. He also wrote the lyrics for the popular song "The Sidewalks of New York," which was recorded by many artists, including Frank Sinatra. Melrose was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. He died in Los Angeles, California, on April 28, 1971. He was 81 years old.

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Occupation soundtrack
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 26 October 1889
Birthday 26 October
Birthplace Sumner, Illinois,
Date of death 1973
Died Place Lake Barrington, Illinois
Nationality United States

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2005

Martinique Earworks.ch Piano Solo. Plays Blues And Ballads 2005

2000

Buona Sera New Orleans Eigenvertrieb / TBH 602 For Louis 2000

1973

Walter Melrose had contributed to many songs and lyrics and has a broad discography after he died. Walter Melrose died in May of 1973, in Lake Barington, Illinois. Officially, he was a music publisher but did receive credits for several songs with the original Dixieland jazz band, including the songs "High Society" and "Tin Roof Blues". Both were hits in the late 1950s. The Music Goes Round And Round Eigenvertrieb / DSCMusic 2014001 Martinique 2007

1928

Melrose Music also published Glenn Miller's 125 Jazz Breaks for Trombone, Louis Armstrong's 125 Jazz Breaks for Cornet, and Benny Goodman's 125 Jazz Breaks for the Saxophone and Clarinet in 1928.

1926

He was born in Sumner, Illinois, and was the brother of Lester Melrose, with whom he established a music store in Chicago. This became successful after the Tivoli Theatre opened in the same street, greatly increasing the amount of passing trade. Melrose branched into music publishing when Jelly Roll Morton turned up in his store, and hits such as Wolverine Blues and King Porter Stomp became highly successful for the company. In 1926 he arranged a series of recordings for Victor Records by Morton's Red Hot Peppers, which have come to be regarded as landmarks of early jazz. He later parted company with Morton acrimoniously, and stopped paying him royalties for his compositions.

1923

He and his brother published the jazz standard "Tin Roof Blues" composed by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings" in 1923. He also wrote the lyrics to that song.

1889

Walter Melrose (October 26, 1889– May 1973) was a music publisher and lyricist in the 1920s and 1930s.