John Klenner

John Klenner (24 February 1899 – 13 August 1955^[1]) was a German-born American pianist, composer, and lyricist. He composed both classical and popular music and is best known for writing the song "Just Friends" with Sam M. Lewis in 1931.^[2]

Compositions

Concertante

Fantasia for viola and orchestra

Vocal

"Japansy" (c.1928) written with Alfred Bryan^[3]
"My Window of Dreams" (c.1928) written with Alfred Bryan^[4]
"Down the River of Golden Dreams" (1930)
"Heartaches" (1931) (lyrics; music composed by Al Hoffman^[5])
"Just Friends" (1931)
"Round the Bend of the Road" (1932)
"Smoke Dreams" (1937)
"Let's Go Back to the Bible" (written with Bob Miller)^[6]
"My Old Brown Fiddle" (words and music)^[6]
"My Old Canadian Home" (written with Wilf Carter and Bob Miller)^[6]
"My Mother's Roses" (written with Bob Miller)^[6]
"On the Street of Regret" (1942)^[2]
"Summer Moon", lyrics for a Leeds Music Corporation 1947 adaptation of the Princesses' Round Dance (actually a Russian folksong In The Garden) licensed from Igor Stravinsky's The Firebird; the music was likely arranged by Lou Singer)^[7]^[8]

Notes

^ Jasen, David A. (1988). Tin Pan Alley: The Composers, the Songs, the Performers and Their Times: The Golden Age of American Popular Music from 1886 to 1956. D.I. Fine. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-55611-099-3.
^ ^a ^b Wilson, Jeremy. "John Klenner Biography". JazzBiographies.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
^ Caesar, Irving; Meyer, Joseph; Kahn, Roger Wolfe (1928). Crazy Rhythm. New York: Harms Inc. p. 11.
^ The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights and Trade Marks. Patent Office. June 26, 1928. pp. XV.
^ Tyler, Don (2007-04-16). Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1945. pp. 321–695.
^ White, Eric Walter (1979). Stravinsky: The Composer and His Works. University of California Press. p. 154.
^ Walsh, Stephen (2008-03-03). Stravinsky: The Second Exile: France and America, 1934–1971. University of California Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-520-25615-6.

External links

John Klenner discography at Discogs
John Klenner at IMDb

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[Jasen-1] Jasen, David A. (1988). Tin Pan Alley: The Composers, the Songs, the Performers and Their Times: The Golden Age of American Popular Music from 1886 to 1956. D.I. Fine. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-55611-099-3.

[Jazzbio-2] Wilson, Jeremy. "John Klenner Biography". JazzBiographies.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

[3] Caesar, Irving; Meyer, Joseph; Kahn, Roger Wolfe (1928). Crazy Rhythm. New York: Harms Inc. p. 11.

[4] The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights and Trade Marks. Patent Office. June 26, 1928. pp. XV.

[5] Tyler, Don (2007-04-16). Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2.

[:0-6] Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1945. pp. 321–695.

[7] White, Eric Walter (1979). Stravinsky: The Composer and His Works. University of California Press. p. 154.

[8] Walsh, Stephen (2008-03-03). Stravinsky: The Second Exile: France and America, 1934–1971. University of California Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-520-25615-6.

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