The Last Time I Saw Paris

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Written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein (1940) This song, published in 1940, was a rare one that composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein did not write for a particular show or film, but rather it was inspired by wartime nostalgia, with Paris having come under Nazi control inContinue Reading

Dorothy Fields

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Dorothy Fields (1904-1974) is one of the most successul lyricists of all time with a career spanning almost five decades. She is particularly remembered for her work with composers Jimmy McHugh and Jerome Kern. Born in New Jersey, her father was a well know vaudeville comedian and producer. She marriedContinue Reading