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Sunny Skylar

voc, 1913-2009 US, Brooklyn
Singer / Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. Selig Shaftel Margarite Almeda Michael Vaughn Sonny Schuyler The Laughing Boy (4)

Sunny Skylar (October 11, 1913 – February 2, 2009) was an American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a singer, he appeared with a number of big bands, including those led by Ben Bernie, Paul Whiteman, Abe Lyman, and Vincent Lopez. After the end of the big band era, he continued to sing in nightclubs and theaters until he abandoned his singing career for good in 1952. According to ASCAP, Skylar wrote more than 300 songs across the span of his career. He retired from songwriting in the early '70s and settled in Las Vegas, where he remained for the rest of his life. Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.

     
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Soundtrack

Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Don't Wait Too Long / If I Gave You A KittenSunny Skylar1962Single
Sometime / I Do, I DoSunny Skylar With Norman Leyden And His Orchestra1955Single
Gems From GershwinJane Froman, Felix Knight, Sunny Skylar1954Album
Please Park Your Pistols At The Box Office / Don't Hang AroundSunny Skylar1948Album
Last Night On The Back PorchSunny Skylar1946Album
Red Red Hair And Blue Blue Eyes / Little DogDick Wolf, John Laurenz, Dick Jacobs, Sunny SkylarAlbum
How Could Red Riding Hood / Who Paid The Rent For Mrs. Rip Van WinkleSunny SkylarAlbum
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