Today is the birthday of Tin Pan Alley songwriter Grant Clarke (1891-1931). Originally from Akron, in vaudeville, he performed himself and wrote songs and special material for Bert Williams, Nora Bayes, Eva Tanguay, Al Jolson, and Fanny Brice, including one of her signature hits “Secondhand Rose.” On Broadway he contributed lyrics to Bombo (1921) and […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:23AM on May 14, 2013