Despite the fact that he has created an extraordinary
number of classic songs (some often mistaken for folk
songs), Harold Arlen, unlike his songs, needs an
introduction.
Harold Arlen was born in Buffalo on February 15, 1905. His
father was a cantor and provided his earliest musical
experiences. At seven he sang in his father's choir; two
years later he began piano lessons, working his way up to
the more secular Etudes of Chopin. But then at the age of
twelve, he discovered jazz - Chopin's loss, our gain.
Before long the cantor's son formed his own band, The
Snappy Trio; he was the pianist-vocalist and devised the
jazzy arrangements. To his parents' dismay, the Trio
performed in Buffalo's tenderloin as well as on the lake
boats plying the waters between Buffa More...
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