|
Bernard Bierman
Bernard Bierman (August 26, 1908 – November 5, 2012) was an American composer of popular songs. Biography Bierman was born in New York City. He studied pre-law and law at NYU and Brooklyn Law School, passing the bar in 1930. He practiced law until 1942 when he joined the U.S. Army where he served until 1945. After the war, he worked at the height of The Great American Songbook as a contracted songwriter for the music publisher Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. in NYC's Brill Building, in the historic Tin Pan Alley writing a multitude of songs performed by such artists as Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Harry James, Guy Lombardo, Sammy Kaye, Xavier Cugat and Jimmy Heath. Some of his best known songs of this period are "Midnight Masquerade", recorded 11 different times by various artists, reaching #3 in the USA on The Hit Parade music charts; "Vanity", recorded twice by jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan, reaching #2 on The Hit Parade was also recorded by vocalist Hadda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
