Sammy Gallop Explained

Sammy Gallop (March 16, 1915 – February 24, 1971^{[1] [2]}) was an American lyricist, known for his big band and swing songs of the 1940s and 1950s.^[3]

Biography

Gallop was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He originally worked as a surveyor and draftsman.^[4] On February 24, 1971, Gallop died by suicide in Encino, California.^[5] Some records mentioned his name as Gallup.

Works

Works With >1 Composer Composing the Music!Title!Words!Music

Boogie Woogie Maxixe	Sammy Gallup, Gil Rodin, & Bob Crosby	Sammy Gallup, Gil Rodin, & Bob Crosby
Cry My Heart	Sammy Gallop, Jimmy Saunders, & Ricky Vallo	Sammy Gallop, Jimmy Saunders, & Ricky Vallo
Cradled in the Arms of Love	Sammy Gallop	Michael P. Grace & Helmy Kresa
I Dare to Dream	Sammy Gallop	Michael P. Grace & Carl Tucker
No Good Man	Sammy Gallop	Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
Elmer's Tune	Sammy Gallop	Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens
The Way I Feel About You	Sammy Gallop	Doc Severinsen and Tommy Newsom
You're Gonna Hate Your Self in the Mornin	Sammy Gallop	Larry Stock and Ira Schuster
I've Love you Before^[6]	Sammy Gallop & Patience Young	Peggy Stuart
Do a Little Waltz With Yourself^[7]	Sammy Gallop, Dick Sanford, & Sammy Mysels	Sammy Gallop, Dick Sanford, & Sammy Mysels

• "Boogie Woogie Maxixe" (words and music by Sammy Gallop, Gil Rodin, & Bob Crosby)^[8]
• "Cry My Heart" (words and music by Sammy Gallop, Jimmy Saunders, & Ricky Vallo)^[9]
• "Cradled in the Arms of Love" (music by Michael P. Grace and Helmy Kresa)^[10]
• "Glory Be & Hallelujah" (music by Jerry Livingston)^[11]
• "Blossom on the Bough" (music by Carl Sigman)^[12]
• "I Dare to Dream" (music by Michael Grace & Carl Tucker)^[13]
• "I'm Not Walking, I'm Dancing" (music by Michael Grace)^[14]
• "Caribbean Clipper" (music by Jerry Gray)^[15]
• "Count Every Star" (music by Bruno Coquatrix)
• "The Clock in the Tower" (music by Guy Wood)
• "Elmer's Tune" (music by Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens)
• "Forgive My Heart" (music by Chester Conn)
• "Half As Lovely Twice As True" (music by Lew Spence)
• "Holiday for Strings" (music by David Rose)
• "Maybe You'll Be There" (music by Rube Bloom)
• "My Lady Loves to Dance" (music by Milton DeLugg)
• "No Good Man" (music by Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham)
• "The Sentimental Touch" (music by Albert Van Dam)^[16]
• "Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy" (music by Guy Wood)
• "Somewhere along the Way" (music by Kurt Adams)
• "There Must Be a Way" (music by David Saxon)
• "Uninvited Dream" (music by Burt Bacharach)
• "Wake the Town and Tell the People" (music by Jerry Livingston)
• "Way I Feel About You" (music by Doc Severinsen and Tommy Newsom)
• "You're Gonna Hate Yourself in the Mornin'" (music by Larry Stock and Ira Schuster)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sammy Gallop. IMDB. 17 June 2012.
2. Book: Studwell, William E.. They also wrote : evaluative essays on lesser known popular American songwriters prior to the rock era. 2000. Scarecrow. Lanham, Md.. 0810837897. 204.
3. Web site: Sammy Gallop – Biography. Parabrisas. 17 June 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120104145709/http://www.parabrisas.com/d_gallops.php. 4 January 2012.
4. Book: Vaché, Warren W.. The unsung songwriters : America's masters of melodies. 2000. Scarecrow Press. Lanham, Md.. 0810835703. 141.
5. News: O'Brian. Jack. Rose Hasn't Given Okay. June 17, 2012. Spartanburg Herald-Journal. March 12, 1971.
6. Ga1llop, Sammy.I'VE LOVED -YOU- BEFORE; w Patience Young& Sammy Gallop m Peggy StuartCoolidge © Peggy Stuart Coolidge26Jul54 EU365624Library of CongressCopyright Office
7. Gallop, Sammy.DO A SLITTLE WAL TZ WITH YOURSELF3 w &m Dick Sanford, S-aiy Gallop & Sam-my Nysels © J. J. Robbins & Sons,inc . 1May51 EU23744--1Library of CongressCopyright Office
8. M1630 CROSBY, MOB.I.2 Boogie woogie maxixe; words and music byI.C 'Sammy Gallop, Gil Rodin & Bob Crosby.409 Appl. states prev. reg. 16Sep53,- EU33 1104. © Bregman, Vocco & Conn,inc., New York; 5Oct53; EP74695.I. Gallop, Sammy, 1915- II. Rodin,Gil. III. Title,Library of Congress
9. Gallop, Sammy, 1915-M1630 VALLO, RICKY..2 Cry my heart; words and music by Jimmy.V Saunders, Sammy Gallop and Ricky Vallo.409 © Bregman, Vocco & Conn, inc.,New York; 24Sep52; EP65943.I. Saunders, Jimmy. II. Gallop, Sammy,1915- III. Title.Library of CongressCopyright Office
10. gallop, Sammy.CRADLED IN THE ARMS OF LOVE; w SammyGallop m Michael P. Grace & HelmyKresa © Gabriel Records 8Jun53EU32f210Library of CongressCopyright Office
11. Gallop, Sammy.GLORY BE AND HALLELUJAH; vi SammyGallop m Jerry Livingston,© Santly-Joy, inc. 15Jun53 EU321124 40Library of CongressCopyright Office
12. Gallop, Sammy.THE BLOSSOMS ON THE BOUGH w SammyGallop m Carl Sigman © Bourne, inc.13May49 EU168812Qr
13. Gallop, Sammy.I DARE TO DTRAM; w Sammy Gallopm Michael Grace & Carl Tucker, ©aabriel Records t'May53,EU319367Library of Congress rCopyright Office
14. I' M NOT WALKING, I'M DANCING; w SammyGallop m Michael Grace © GabrielRecords 7M~ay53 EU315331Library of CongressCopyright Office
15. Web site: Sammy Gallop – Compositions. Parabrisas. 17 June 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110102090441/http://parabrisas.com/d_gallops_c.php. 2 January 2011.
16. Web site: Sentimental Touch - Sammy Gallop. Second Hand Songs. 18 January 2018.