Buddy Feyne
| Buddy Feyne | |
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Buddy Feyne in 1946
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bernard Feinstein |
| Born |
June 9, 1912 New York City, United States |
| Died | December 10, 1998 (aged 86) Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) |
Composer Lyricist |
| Years active | 1930s–1980s |
| Website | http://www.buddyfeyne.com |
Buddy Feyne (June 9, 1912 – December 10, 1998) was an American composer and lyricist of the swing era.
He penned the lyrics for the standards "Tuxedo Junction" (which was #1 for Glenn Miller on the Billboard charts in 1940) and "Jersey Bounce" (which was #15 on the Cash Box Hit Parade of 1942). His songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as Glenn Miller, Joe Williams, The Manhattan Transfer, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Autry, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, The Andrews Sisters, Frankie Avalon, Joe Jackson, George Benson and Boz Scaggs.
He was born Bernard Feinstein in New York City, the youngest son of immigrants Solomon and Sarah Feinstein. His older brother, Irving, befriended Milton Berle, who advised Bernard that a Jewish name would prevent him from succeeding in the music industry, and summarily changed his name to Buddy Feyne.
Feyne was based at the Brill Building in New York, writing songs for Lewis Music Publishers, one of the few companies which published "race music", the term for songs created by black artists. In 1939, Erskine Hawkins and his band introduced "Tuxedo Junction" at the Savoy Ballroom, in New York, which was an immediate hit.
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