| 词条 | Jack Little (songwriter) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Little (born John Leonard; May 30, 1899 – April 9, 1956), (Another source gives his birth date as May 28, 1902.)[1] sometimes credited Little Jack Little, was a British-born American composer, singer, pianist, actor, and songwriter whose songs were featured in several movies. He is not to be confused with the burlesque comedian also known as "Little" Jack Little, who stood 4'5". Early yearsLittle was born in the Silvertown section of London,[2] but moved to the United States when he was 9 years old, growing up in Waterloo, Iowa.[3] He was educated in pre-med classes at the University of Iowa,[4] where he played in and organized the university band. CareerEarly in his career, Little worked at radio stations, including WSAI[5] and WLW,[1] both in Cincinnati, Ohio. He had a 15-minute daily program (originating from WLW) on NBC radio in the early 1930s.[7] Little toured the country with an orchestra, appearing in hotels, night clubs, and on radio. In one such touring appearance on radio, at WOC in Davenport, Iowa, Little "made a new endurance record for himself ... when he remained on the air three hours and sixteen minutes ... [and] sang fifty-one songs in answer to thousands of requests."[6] He collaborated musically with Tommie Malie, Dick Finch, John Siras, and Joe Young. In 1928 he joined ASCAP. From 1933–37, he recorded prolifically, starting on Bluebird, Columbia, and finally ARC, playing in a light society dance band style. He often worked with musical director Mitchell Ayres. His compositions include Jealous, I Promise You, A Shanty in Old Shanty Town and You're a Heavenly Thing. Details of his chart success per Joel Whitburn are given below.[7] Chart successes
RecognitionLittle has a star at 6618 Hollywood Boulevard in the Radio section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.[8] Personal lifeHe was married to Thea Hellman, who died in 1940; they had two children. DeathLittle died April 9, 1956, at his home in Hollywood, Florida.[9] References1. ^1 DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-2834-2}}. P. 167. 2. ^{{cite journal|title=Little Jack Little Finds Radio Listeners Love Him Still|journal=Radio Digest|date=July 1931|pages=9–10|url=https://archive.org/stream/radiodigest193112728radi#page/n230/mode/1up|accessdate=17 July 2016}} 3. ^{{cite book|last1=Gurman|first1=Joseph|last2=Slager|first2=Myron|title=Radio Round-Ups|date=1932|publisher=Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.|page=40|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/Archive-Bookshelf-IDX/IDX/PQR/Radio-Round-Up-OCR-Page-0038.pdf|accessdate=17 July 2016}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Little Jack Little, Here Today at Florida, Found His Fame in Musical World|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19410224&id=PopaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q00DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5654,91041&hl=en|accessdate=17 July 2016|work=St. Petersburg Times|date=February 24, 1941|page=10}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Jack Little Is Coming To Palace|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5912364/hamilton_evening_journal/|work=Hamilton Evening Journal|date=February 2, 1926|location=Ohio, Hamilton|page=4|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 16, 2016}} {{Open access}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Wave Lengths|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5912527/the_indianapolis_news/|work=The Indianapolis News|date=April 14, 1926|location=Indiana, Indianapolis|page=4|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 16, 2016}} {{Open access}} 7. ^{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=275}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Little Jack Little|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/little-jack-little|website=Hollywood Walk of Fame|accessdate=17 July 2016}} 9. ^1 {{cite news|title=Voice of Little Jack Little, Nutmeg Favorite, Silenced|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2229&dat=19560415&id=Lf4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vgAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3837,2894403&hl=en|work=Sunday Herald|date=April 15, 1956|page=60}} External links
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