Irving Bibo Explained

Irving Bibo
Birth Date:August 22, 1889
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Death Place:Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation:Composer, songwriter, and publisher
Associated Acts:John Philip Sousa

Irving Bibo (August 22, 1889  - May 2, 1962) was an American composer, songwriter, and publisher.[1]

Biography

Bibo composed the songs "Those Panama Mamas",[2] "Am I Wasting My Time on You", "My Cutey's Due at Two-to-Two To-Day" and "Sweet Little You".[3]

He wrote tunes for the Ziegfeld Follies (including "Huggable, Kissable You", "Forever and a Day" and "Cherie"), Greenwich Village Follies, and other theatrical productions in the 1920s, scores for more than 300 motion pictures, and college songs.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jasen. David A.. Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and their Times. 188.
  2. Jasen, David A. Tin Pan Alley: The Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and Their Times: the Golden Age of American Popular Music from 1886 to 1956. New York: D.I. Fine, 1988;
  3. Web site: secondhandsongs.com . secondhandsongs.com . May 6, 2021.
  4. Web site: Collection Overview . Online Archive of California . 11 November 2023 . UCLA, Charles E. Young Research Library.