Arthur Herzog Jr. (December 13, 1900 in

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– September 1, 1983 in

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) was a songwriter and composer.

Career

Herzog was most known for work with

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. He co-wrote several

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songs she popularized, including " Don't Explain", " God Bless the Child" and "Some Other Spring". He was the father of novelist

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and grandfather to

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References

External links

* All Music page American jazz songwriters American male songwriters 1900 births 1983 deaths 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians {{US-songwriter-stub