Harry Brooks
American songwriter, jazz pianist, composer

Harry Brooks

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American songwriter, jazz pianist, composer
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
Is:
MusicianPianistSongwriterJazz musicianComposer
Work field:
Music
Birth:
20 September 1895(Homestead, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA)
Death:
22 June 1970(Teaneck, New Jersey, USA)
Star sign:
Virgo
Genres:
Jazz
Instruments:
Piano
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Harry Brooks (September 20, 1895 – June 22, 1970) was an American writer of popular songs, jazz pianist and composer in the 1920s to the early 1950s.

Brooks was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania. After graduating from his hometown high school in 1914, he worked as a pianist with Pittsburgh bands (dance orchestras) and then as a staff composer for a publishing company. He is recalled mostly in the 21st century for his work with his friends Thomas "Fats" Waller and the lyricist Andy Razaf. Brooks was the composer of several hit songs including his composition "Ain't Misbehavin'", written with Waller and Razaf.

Also with Razaf and Waller, Brooks scored the Broadway shows Snapshots of 1921 and Connie's Hot Chocolates. He died, aged 74, in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Published songs and music

  • "Ain't Misbehavin'"
  • "Black and Blue"
  • "Can't We Get Together"
  • "Garden Of God"
  • "In the Meantime"
  • "Jungle Jamboree"
  • "Low Tide Down In My Heart"
  • "My Man Is Good For Nothin' But Love"
  • "On the Loose"
  • "Rockin' In a Rockin' Chair"
  • "Saturday"
  • "Southern Sunset" (aka "When the Sun Sets Down South")
  • "Strictly From Dixie"
  • "Sweet Savannah Sue"
  • "Swing, Mr. Charlie"
  • "That Rhythm Man"