WILL D. COBB

Will D. Cobb - 1906

Will D. Cobb (6 de julio de 1876 - 20 de enero de 1930) fue un letrista y compositor estadounidense. Tenía una asociación con Ren Shields que produjo muchos musicales populares y comedias musicales a principios del siglo XX. También tuvo una larga colaboración con Gus Edwards.

Vida personal

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Nacido en Filadelfia, Pensilvania, el 6 de julio de 1876, aparentemente fue al Girard College en Filadelfia. Creció en Filadelfia, pero vivió varias décadas en la ciudad de Nueva York. Antes de convertirse en compositor, trabajó como vendedor en una tienda departamental. Murió en la ciudad de Nueva York en 1930 y fue enterrado en el cementerio de Arlington en Drexel Hill, Pensilvania.

Carrera profesional

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Cobb fue un prolífico letrista y compositor a principios del siglo XX. Su carrera abarcó desde aproximadamente 1901 hasta finales de la década de 1920. Al principio de su carrera, colaboró ​​con Ren Shields, mejor conocido por su éxito, In the Good Old Summer Time. A lo largo de su carrera, trabajó con Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Harry Ruby y Earl Carroll, entre otros. Se unió a ASCAP en 1927, su principal colaborador musical fue Gus Edwards.

Cobb, junto con Paul Barnes (música), escribió la letra de la canción de guerra estadounidense y británica Goodbye Dolly Gray a finales del siglo XIX. A principios de la década de 1900, la canción fue adoptada con letra reescrita, como tema principal del club de la Liga de Fútbol Australiana, Collingwood.

Producciones

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Broadway

• Tintypes — Musical revue featuring songs by Will D. Cobb — Oct 23, 1980 - Jan 11, 1981
• The French Doll — Musical with lyrics by Will D. Cobb — Feb 20, 1922 - Jun 03, 1922
• Ziegfeld Follies of 1913 — Musical revue with additional music by Will D. Cobb — Jun 16, 1913 - Sep 06, 1913
• Ziegfeld Follies of 1910 — Musical revue featuring songs by Will D. Cobb — Jun 20, 1910 - Sep 03, 1910
• The Boys and Betty — Musical featuring songs with lyrics by Will D. Cobb — Nov 2, 1908 - Feb 6, 1909
• School Days — musical, lyrics for Sunbonnet Sue by Will D. Cobb — Sep 14, 1908 - Oct 10, 1908
• The-Merry-Go-Round — musical comedy, lyrics to The Shop Window Girls by Will D. Cobb — Apr 25, 1908 - Jul 18, 1908
• A Parisian Model — musical comedy with interpolated songs by Will D. Cobb — Jan 6, 1908 - Jan 25, 1908
• His Honor the Mayor — musical comedy revival with music by Cobb and Shields — Nov 25, 1907 - Dec 7, 1907
• Hip! Hip! Hooray! — musical comedy, lyrics for You'll Never Know What Love Is Until I Love You by Will D. Cobb — Oct 10, 1907 - Dec 7, 1907
• The Gay White Way — musical revue featuring Dixie Dan by Will D. Cobb — Oct 7, 1907 - Jan 4, 1908
• The Girl Behind the Counter — musical comedy featuring The Cherry in the Glass by Will D. Cobb — Oct 1, 1907 - Jun 6, 1908
• Ziegfeld Follies of 1907 — musical revue featuring songs with lyrics by Will D. Cobb — Jul 8, 1907 - Nov 10, 1907
• His Honor the Mayor — musical comedy with music by Cobb and Shields — Jun 3, 1907 - Jun 15, 1907
• A Parisian Model — musical with additional numbers by Mr. Cobb — Nov 27, 1906 - Jun 29, 1907
• About Town — musical revue, with additional lyrics by Will D. Cobb — Nov 15, 1906 - Dec 29, 1906
• His Honor the Mayor — musical with Music by Cobb and Shields — Sep 17, 1906 - Sep 29, 1906
• About Town — musical revue with additional numbers by Will D. Cobb — Aug 30, 1906 - Nov 10, 1906
• His Honor the Mayor - musical comedy with additional lyrics by Cobb and Shields — May 28, 1906 - Aug 25, 1906
• Woodland — musical, featuring songs with lyrics by Will D. Cobb — Nov 21, 1904 - Aug 1905
• Mrs. Black Is Back musical, featuring songs with lyrics by Will D. Cobb — Nov 07, 1904 - Apr 01, 1905
• The Wizard of Oz — songs with Gus Edwards — Mar 21, 1904 - Nov 25, 1905
• The Medal and the Maid — musical comedy — lyrics for "In Zanzibar" by Will D. Cobb — Jan 11, 1904 - Mar 1904
• Mr. Bluebeard — musical, with additional numbers by Will D. Cobb — Jan 21, 1903 - May 16, 1903
• The Wizard of Oz — songs with Gus Edwards — Jan 20, 1903 - Oct 03, 1903
• The Supper Club — musical comedy, music & lyrics by Will D. Cobb — Dec 23, 1901 - Jan 25, 1902
• The Strollers — musical comedy, additional lyrics by Will D. Cobb — Jun 24, 1901 - Aug 31, 1901

Canciones

• Goodbye Dolly Gray — ca. 1900
• I'll be with you when the roses bloom again (1902). m: Gus Edwards
• I Love Only One Girl in the Wide, Wide World, with Gus Edwards — 1903
• The Tale of a Cassowary
• Johnnie I'll Take You
• I'll Never Love Another Love Like I Love You
• School Days (When We Were A Couple of Kids), with Gus Edwards — 1907
• Sunbonnet Sue, with Gus Edwards - 1908
• Au Revoir (1918). m: Gus Edwards
• Good Bye and Luck Be with You Laddie Boy (1917). m: Gus Edwards
• Good-Bye Dolly Gray (1918). m: Paul Barnes
• He Long and Lean and Lanky (1918). m: Gus Edwards
• Keep on A-Going (1918). m: Gus Edwards
• Mothers of Men (1917). m: Gus Edwards
• On a Lightless Night with You (1918) with Gus Edwards
• Private Mike McGee (1918). m: Gus Edwards
• That Grand Old Gentlemen (Uncle Sam) (1918). m: Gus Edwards
• Welcome Home, Laddie Boy, Welcome Home (1918). m: Gus Edwards
• You're Your Mamma's Little Daddy Now'' (1918). m: Gus Edwards