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Jay Blackton
p, 1909-1994 US
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Soundtrack
A.k.a. Jacob Schwartzdorf
Jay Blackton (born March 25, 1909, New York City, New York, USA - died January 8, 1994, Los Angeles, California, USA) was a composer, pianist, conductor and director. Won an Oscar for Best Musical Score with Oklahoma! in 1955. Blackton also scored the Broadway musicals Annie Get Your Gun, Guys And Dolls and Hello, Dolly! among others
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Popular Tracks 
Oklahoma - Finale: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (Reprise) on The Rodgers & Hammerstein Songbook Compilation by Various Artists Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (From "Oklahoma!") on The Rodgers & Hammerstein Songbook Compilation by Various Artists People Will Say We're in Love (From "Oklahoma!") on The Rodgers & Hammerstein Songbook Compilation by Various Artists The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (From "Oklahoma!") on The Rodgers & Hammerstein Songbook Compilation by Various Artists Overture on Oklahoma! 75th Anniversary by Various Artists (I Wonder Why) You're Just In Love (from Call Me Madam) on The Only Other Broadway Collection You'll Ever Need by Various Artists Overture on Redhead by Original Broadway Cast of Redhead Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (From "Oklahoma!") on Rodgers: Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers & Jay Blackton Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': Overture (from "Oklahoma!") on Rodgers: Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers & Jay Blackton Oklahoma!: The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (Original Broadway Cast) on Rodgers: Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers & Jay BlacktonTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Let Me Sing And I'm Happy: The Best Of Irving Berlin | Jay Blackton | 1957 | Album |
| Luck Be A Lady / If I Were A Bell | Marlon Brando / Jean Simmons ,With Orchestra Conducted By Jay Blackton | 1956 | Single |
| The Merry Widow | Fernando Lamas - Franz Lehár - MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus Conducted By Jay Blackton | 1953 | Album |
| Oklahoma! | Richard Rodgers And Oscar Hammerstein II / "Oklahoma!" Orchestra And Chorus Directed By Jay Blackton | 1943 | Album |
| Oklahoma! | Rodgers & Hammerstein / Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts, Howard Da Silva, Celeste Holm, Lee Dixon With "Oklahoma!" Orchestra And "Oklahoma!" Chorus Directed By Jay Blackton | Album | |
| I Cain't Say No / Poor Jud Is Daid | "Oklahoma!" Orchestra Under The Direction Of Jay Blackton | Album | |
| The Merry Widow | Fernando Lamas, Jay Blackton, MGM Studio Orchestra | Single | |
| The Merry Widow (soundtrack) | Fernando Lamas, Trudy Erwin, Jay Blackton, MGM Studio Orchestra, Richard Haydn | Album | |
| Excerpts From 'The Merry Widow' | Fernando Lamas, MGM Studio Orchestra, Jay Blackton | Single | |
| The Merry Widow | Fernando Lamas - Franz Lehár - MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus Conducted By Jay Blackton | Album |
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