Alan Rankin Jones Explained
| Alan Rankin Jones |
| Birth Date: | 1902 |
| Death Date: | 1945 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Instruments: | Piano |
Alan Rankin Jones (died 1945)[1] was an American jazz pianist, composer, and lyricist best known for his composition "Easy Street".[2] [3] [4]
Music
Jones composed "Easy Street" in 1940.[5] [6] [7] [1] It was first recorded by 'Jimmy Lunceford and his Orchestra.' Around four years later in Coney Island (during the summer of 1944), Jones collaborated with Lou Springer and composed the melody for "Don’t Go Away Any More, Elinore" and "Make the Two of Us One" for Tom McKee, who wrote the lyrics.
Notes and References
- Book: Morris . James R. . Taylor . J. R. . Bowers . Dwight Blocker . American Popular Song: Six Decades of Songwriters and Singers . 1984 . Smithsonian Collection of Recordings . Washington . 106 . 2 April 2019.
- Web site: Alan Rankin Jones Compositions. AllMusic. en-us. 2019-03-27.
- Web site: The Golden Age Of Light Music: 100 Greatest American ... - Guild: GLCD5231 Buy from ArkivMusic. www.arkivmusic.com. 2019-03-27. 2019-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327043924/http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Name/Alan-Rankin-Jones/Composer/459808-1. dead.
- Web site: Easy Street by Alan Rankin Jones: Vanguard Songs, Hollywood, California Unbound, Edition Not Stated. - Hastings of Coral Springs. www.abebooks.com. en. 2019-03-27.
- Book: Hischak . Thomas S. . The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia . 2002 . Greenwood Press . Westport, Conn. . 0313319928 . 97 . 2 April 2019.
- Book: Dodd . David . Hunter . Robert . Trist . Alan . Barlow . John . Carpenter . Jim . The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics . 2005 . Simon & Schuster, Inc. . New York . 102 . 2 April 2019.
- Book: Kinkle . Roger . The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950 . 1974 . Arlington House . New Rochelle, N.Y. . 0870002295 . 366 . 2 April 2019.
