Alan Rankin Jones
Born1902
Died1945
GenresJazz
Occupations
  • Composer
  • pianist
  • lyricist
InstrumentsPiano

Alan Rankin Jones (died 1945)[1] was an American jazz pianist, composer, and lyricist best known for his composition "Easy Street".[2][3][4]

Music

Jones composed "Easy Street" in 1940.[5][6][7][1] It was first recorded by 'Jimmy Lunceford and his Orchestra.' [5] Around four years later in Coney Island (during the summer of 1944), Jones collaborated with Lou Springer and composed the melody for "Don’t Go Away Any More, Elinore" and "Make the Two of Us One" for Tom McKee, who wrote the lyrics.[8]


References

  1. 1 2 Morris, James R.; Taylor, J. R.; Bowers, Dwight Blocker (1984). American Popular Song: Six Decades of Songwriters and Singers. Washington: Smithsonian Collection of Recordings. p. 106. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alan Rankin Jones | Compositions". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  3. ↑ "The Golden Age Of Light Music: 100 Greatest American ... - Guild: GLCD5231 | Buy from ArkivMusic". www.arkivmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  4. ↑ "Easy Street by Alan Rankin Jones: Vanguard Songs, Hollywood, California Unbound, Edition Not Stated. - Hastings of Coral Springs". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  5. 1 2 Hischak, Thomas S. (2002). The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 97. ISBN 0313319928. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Dodd, David; Hunter, Robert; Trist, Alan; Barlow, John; Carpenter, Jim (2005). The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics. New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc. p. 102. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Kinkle, Roger (1974). The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950. New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House. p. 366. ISBN 0870002295. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  8. ↑ Alan Rankin Jones, p. 42, at Google Books
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