Name Bobby Worth | Role Drummer | |
Albums Three in the Morning, At Sundown Music group National Youth Jazz Orchestra (Since 1966) Similar People Mark Nightingale, Dave O'Higgins, Chris Biscoe, Nigel Hitchcock, Guy Barker | ||
Too Close for Comfort – Young Jazz Musician of the Year Competition 1998 – Phil Ware
Bobby Worth (September 25, 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio – July 17, 2002 in Mission Hills, California) was an American songwriter. His best known songs are "Do I Worry?", "'Til Reveille", "Tonight We Love", and "Don't You Know?".
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- Too Close for Comfort Young Jazz Musician of the Year Competition 1998 Phil Ware
- Songs in films
- References
Worth was considered a child prodigy, performing in classical concerts at ten years of age. In his teens he was performing in Gus Edwards' vaudeville acts. In 1940, at age 28, he moved to Hollywood, California. There he teamed up with songwriter Stanley Cowan in 1941, and began writing for movie studios.
From the 1940s onwards, songs by Worth were recorded by prominent artists including Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald. In collaboration with bandleader Freddy Martin, and with Ray Austin, Worth composed the song "Tonight We Love". Worth also co-composed the popular 1941 World War II tune "(Lights Out) 'Til Reveille".
Songs in films
Films to which Worth contributed songs:
Worth also appeared as an actor in the 1945 film Penthouse Rhythm.