George Kleinsinger

George Kleinsinger (February 13, 1914 – July 28, 1982) was an American composer from San Bernardino, California, best known for his collaboration with Paul Tripp on the 1940s children's classical-music piece "Tubby the Tuba". He also wrote the music for the phonograph record Archy & Mehitabel and the Broadway musical based on the record Shinbone Alley. For the last 25 years of his life, he was a resident at New York's famous Chelsea Hotel.

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