Raymond B. Egan Explained

Raymond Blanning Egan (November 14, 1890 – October 13, 1952) was a Canadian-born American songwriter of popular music. Many of his songs have appeared in films and musical theatre. He often collaborated with composer Richard A. Whiting.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Egan was born in Windsor, Ontario. He moved with his family to the United States in 1892 and settled in Michigan, where he attended the University of Michigan.[3]

Career

Egan's first job was a bank clerk, but he soon moved on to be a staff writer for Ginnells Music Co. in Detroit.

Beginning in the 1910s, he and Whiting wrote many popular songs, including "Till We Meet Again", "The Japanese Sandman"[4] and "Ain't We Got Fun".[5]

Egan wrote songs for Vaudeville and for Broadway acts, including Robinson Crusoe, Jr., Silks and Satins, Holka Polka and Earl Carroll’s Sketch Book of 1935. He also wrote a number of songs for the films Paramount on Parade, Red-Headed Woman, The Prizefighter and the Lady and MGM's 1932 Lord Byron of Broadway.[6] As well as Whiting, he later went on to write songs with Walter Donaldson, Ted Fiorito, Harry Tierney, and Gus Kahn.

His song "I Never Knew" was included on Judy Garland's 1950 Second Souvenir Album.[7]

Egan died in Westport, Connecticut, aged 61. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.[8] One of his works (co-written with Richard A. Whiting) named Hands In Hand Again was remixed and covered by the dark ambient band Midnight Syndicate in their 2005 album The 13th Hour.

Selected compositions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Adam Harvey. The Soundtracks of Woody Allen: A Complete Guide to the Songs and Music in Every Film, 1969-2005. 6 March 2007. McFarland. 978-0-7864-2968-4. 129.
  2. Book: Ann Ommen van der Merwe. The Ziegfeld Follies: A History in Song. 26 March 2009. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-6716-1. 152.
  3. Book: Don Tyler. Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-rock Era. 1 January 2007. McFarland. 978-0-7864-2946-2. 385.
  4. Book: Marvin E. Paymer. Don E. Post. Sentimental Journey: Intimate Portraits of America's Great Popular Songs, 1920-1945. 1999. Noble House Publishers. 978-1-881907-09-1. 11.
  5. Book: Michigan History Magazine. 85. 2001. Michigan Department of State. 53.
  6. Book: Edwin M. Bradley. The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. 1 January 2004. McFarland. 978-0-7864-2029-2. 225.
  7. https://www.allmusic.com/album/judy-garland-second-souvenir-album-mw0000977538 "Judy Garland Second Souvenir Album"
  8. http://www.cshf.ca/songwriter/raymond-egan/ "Raymond Egan"
  9. Book: Parker, Bernard S.. World War I Sheet Music - Volume 1. McFarland & Company. 2007. 978-0-7864-2798-7. Jefferson, North Carolina. 59, 77, 127, 209, 263, 277, 333.
  10. Book: Parker, Bernard S.. World War I Sheet Music - Volume 2. McFarland & Company. 2007. 978-0-7864-2799-4. Jefferson, North Carolina. 563, 588, 590, 698, 705, 805.
  11. Book: Irene Kahn Atkins. Source music in motion pictures. 1 February 1983. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. 978-0-8386-3076-1. 63.
  12. Book: Arnold Shaw. The Jazz Age: Popular Music in the 1920s. 30 November 1989. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-536298-5. 109.
  13. Book: Dan Dietz. The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals. 18 February 2016. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 978-1-4422-6092-4. 19–20.

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