Name Mort Dixon | Years active 1920s–1930s Occupation(s) Lyricist | |
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Born March 20, 1892 ( 1892-03-20 ) Similar People Ray Henderson, Harry M Woods, Harry Warren, Billy Rose, Joe Young | ||
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Mort Dixon (March 20, 1892 – March 23, 1956) was a noted lyricist.
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- Bye bye blackbird by ray henderson and lyrics by mort dixon
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- Biography
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Bye bye blackbird ray henderson mort dixon arr rudolf pribil jindrich henry volf jr
Biography
Born in New York City, Dixon began writing songs in the early 1920s, and was active into the 1930s. He achieved success with his first published effort, 1923's "That Old Gang of Mine". His chief composer collaborators were Ray Henderson, Harry Warren, Harry M. Woods and Allie Wrubel.
Among his lyrics are: "That Old Gang Of Mine" (1923), "Bye Bye Blackbird" (1926), "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" (1927), "Nagasaki" (1928), "Would You Like to Take a Walk?" (1930), "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)", "You're My Everything", and "River, Stay 'Way from My Door" (1931), "Flirtation Walk" and "Mr and Mrs is the Name" (1934) and "The Lady in Red" (1935).
Dixon is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He died in Bronxville, New York.