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Robert Allen (composer)

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Name
  
Robert Allen

Role
  
Music writer

Music director
  
Happy Anniversary


Died
  
October 1, 2000, Quogue, New York, United States

Similar People
  
Richard Adler, Tony Renis, Sol Kaplan, Jerome Chodorov

Robert Allen Deitcher (February 5, 1927 – October 1, 2000) was a pianist and an arranger and writer of music for popular songs.

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He was born in Troy, New York and had 4 children: a son, Gordon, and 3 daughters, Pamela, Diana, and Katie.

He was an accompanist for Perry Como, Peter Lind Hayes, and Arthur Godfrey. Many of his compositions were collaborations with lyricist Al Stillman. Allen lived in New Rochelle, New York from 1963, much of his professional life. Three of his most famous songs were: "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays","Everybody Loves A Lover and "Chances Are".

Robert Allen died in Quogue, New York at the age of 73.

Perry Como hits

  • "Noodlin' Rag" (1952)
  • "Sweetheart's Holiday" (1952)
  • "To Know You (Is to Love You)" (1952, redone in 1959)
  • "You Are Never Far Away (From Me)" (1952, redone in 1958)
  • "Home for the Holidays" (1954)
  • "My One and Only Heart" (1953)
  • "You Alone (Solo Tu)" (1953, redone in 1961)
  • "Door of Dreams" (1955)

    • Four Lads hits

  • "Enchanted Island" (1958)
  • "Moments to Remember" (1955)
  • "No, Not Much" (1956)
  • "There's Only One of You (1958)
  • "Who Needs You?" (1956)

    • Johnny Mathis hits

  • "Chances Are" (1957)
  • "It's Not for Me to Say" (1957)
  • "Teacher, Teacher" (1958)

    • Other hits

  • "Al's Place" a hit for Al Hirt
  • "If Dreams Came True" (a hit for Pat Boone)

    • With Richard Adler

  • "Everybody Loves a Lover" (a hit for Doris Day in 1958 and The Shirelles in 1963)

    • Others

  • "War Eagle" (1954 & 1955) the Auburn University fight song

    • References

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