Irving Gordon
Irving Gordon (February 14, 1915, Brooklyn, New York-December 1, 1996, Los Angeles) was an American songwriter.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, he studied violin, and after attending public schools in New York City, went to work in the Catskill Mountains at some of the resort hotels in the area. While working in the hotels, he took to writing parody lyrics to some of the popular songs of the day. In the 1930s, he took a job with the music publishing firm headed by talent agent Irving Mills, at first writing only lyrics but subsequently writing music as well.
After writing "Mister and Mississippi", he decided he enjoyed puns on state names, and some years later write "Delaware." He is perhaps best known for his song, "Allentown Jail", which was played by numerous other musicians, and told the story of a man who stole a diamond for his girlfriend and ended up in the Allentown jail, unable to make bail. Late in his life he won a Grammy for Song of the Year when Natalie Cole re-recorded her father's (Nat "king" Cole) earlier hit of "Unforgettable".
He is noted for his contribution in music and lyrics of the Americana genre.
He died in Los Angeles, California.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, he studied violin, and after attending public schools in New York City, went to work in the Catskill Mountains at some of the resort hotels in the area. While working in the hotels, he took to writing parody lyrics to some of the popular songs of the day. In the 1930s, he took a job with the music publishing firm headed by talent agent Irving Mills, at first writing only lyrics but subsequently writing music as well.
After writing "Mister and Mississippi", he decided he enjoyed puns on state names, and some years later write "Delaware." He is perhaps best known for his song, "Allentown Jail", which was played by numerous other musicians, and told the story of a man who stole a diamond for his girlfriend and ended up in the Allentown jail, unable to make bail. Late in his life he won a Grammy for Song of the Year when Natalie Cole re-recorded her father's (Nat "king" Cole) earlier hit of "Unforgettable".
He is noted for his contribution in music and lyrics of the Americana genre.
He died in Los Angeles, California.
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Song | Added By | Pages | Instruments | Sheet Type | File |
Unforgetable |
Alexandar15 (21)
4143d ago
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2 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Unforgetable |
sonsufu (908)
4240d ago
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2 | Piano, Vocal | Other | |
Unforgettable |
MatsAhlund (1)
4668d ago
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1 | Piano | Other | |
Weet dat ik van je hou |
Gridje86 (50)
4699d ago
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5 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Unforgettable |
dizneyprincess (11)
4704d ago
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2 | Piano | Original | |
Unforgettable |
tery-tery (34)
4744d ago
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2 | Piano | Original | |
60 funk riffs |
papahank (456)
4763d ago
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20 | Piano | Transcription | |
Unforgettable |
pmoo (1)
4781d ago
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1 | Flute | Book | |
Unforgettable |
omidramak (1)
4802d ago
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1 | Trumpet | Transcription | |
Unforgettable |
solrebel (5)
4809d ago
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2 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Unforgettable |
hansilmi (35)
4832d ago
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3 | Guitar | Transcription | |
Unforgettable |
jenneymarie (5)
4833d ago
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2 | Piano | Original | |
Unforgettable |
laznivalter (1)
4834d ago
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1 | Saxophone | Original | |
Unforgettable |
jennymichanek (3)
4840d ago
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2 | Vocal | Original | |
Unforgettable |
hyoman (9)
4859d ago
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1 | Saxophone | Book | |
a few good men |
papahank (456)
4878d ago
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10 | Piano, Drum, Guitar, Trumpet, Saxophone, Bass | Original | |
Unforgettable |
bigmonster (9)
4889d ago
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2 | Piano | Other | |
At Last (piano) |
skawzen7 (2)
4905d ago
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4 | Piano | Other | |
evrey breath you tak |
snowdance666999 (7)
4912d ago
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7 | Guitar | Other | |
every breath you take |
snowdance666999 (7)
4912d ago
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7 | Guitar | Other |