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Jay Gorney (December 12, 1896 – June 14, 1990) was an American theater and film song writer. Life and career. Gorney was born Abraham Jacob Gornetzsky on December 12, 1896, in Białystok, Russia (now part of Poland), the son of Frieda (Perlstein) and Jacob Gornetzsky. His family was Jewish.
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - Wikipedia
The melody derives from a Jewish lullaby that the composer...
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - Wikipedia
The melody derives from a Jewish lullaby that the composer Jay Gorney, who emigrated to the United States in 1906, heard in his native Russia. Initially, it had other lyrics which discussed a romantic breakup.
Der 1906 in die Vereinigten Staaten ausgewanderte Komponist Jay Gorney griff für die Melodie auf ein jüdisches Wiegenlied zurück, das er aus seiner russischen Heimat kannte. Das von Harburg und Gorney geschriebene Stück wurde Teil des Broadway-Musicals Americana.
Nach dem Flop mit der Gründung einer eigenen Firma, die 1929 im Börsencrash unterging, begannen Ira Gershwin und Yip Harburg als Songwriter. Gershwin führte Harburg bei Jay Gorney ein, der für die Broadway - Revue Earl Carroll’s Sketchbook arbeitete.
Gershwin introduced Harburg to Jay Gorney, who collaborated with him on songs for an Earl Carroll Broadway review (Earl Carroll's Sketchbook): the show was successful and Harburg was engaged as lyricist for a series of successful revues, including Americana in 1932, for which he wrote the lyrics of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" to ...
15. Juni 1990 · Jay Gorney, who wrote the music for ''Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?,'' one of the most enduring songs of the Depression, died yesterday at the Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged in...
15. Juni 1990 · Jay Gorney, whose “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” became the musical motif of the Great Depression, died Thursday at the Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged in New York City.
