Arthur Kent (July 2, 1920,

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– January 26, 2009,

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) was an American composer of popular songs, many of which he wrote in collaboration with lyricist

Sylvia Dee Sylvia Dee (born Josephine Moore, October 22, 1914 – June 12, 1967) was an American lyricist and novelist best known for writing the lyrics to " Too Young", a hit for Nat King Cole, " The End of the World", a hit for Skeeter Davis and "Bring Me ...

Selected songs

*" So They Tell Me" with lyricists Harold Mott and Jack Gale, sung by

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...

1946 *"You Never Miss the Water (Till the Well Runs Dry)," lyricist

Paul Secon Paul Secon (July 13, 1916 – February 24, 2007) was an American entrepreneur and songwriter, who co-founded Pottery Barn with his brother, Morris, in 1950. Biography Secon was born to a Jewish family Mills Brothers The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed the Four Mills Brothers, and originally known as the Four Kings of Harmony, were an American jazz and traditional pop vocal quartet who made more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies a ...

Don't Go to Strangers ''Don't Go to Strangers'' is an album recorded in 1960 by jazz vocalist Etta Jones. It was inducted in the List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients A-D, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008. Overview This was Etta Jones' first album for the independ ...

", with

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and David Mann recorded in 1960 by

Etta Jones Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings are "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Gene A ...

Take Good Care of Her "Take Good Care of Her" is a 1961 song written by Arthur Kent and Ed Warren and recorded by Adam Wade. It reached number twenty on the R&B charts and number seven on the Hot 100. In the song, the narrator speaks to the groom of his ex-girlfrien ...

", with lyricist Ed Warren, a Top Ten hit for Adam Wade *" I'm Coming Back to You", with Warren, sung by

Julie London Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her sultry, languid contralto vocals, London recorded over thirty albums ...

1963 *" The End of the World", with lyricist

, sung by

Skeeter Davis Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick; December 30, 1931September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and songwriter who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's " The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis Si ...

1963 *"

Bring Me Sunshine "Bring Me Sunshine" is a song written in 1966 by the composer Arthur Kent (songwriter), Arthur Kent, with lyrics by Sylvia Dee.Derek B. Scott, ''Sounds of the metropolis: the nineteenth-century popular music revolution in London, New York, Paris ...

", with Dee for

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, and in the UK the theme tune for comedians

Morecambe and Wise Eric Morecambe (John Eric Bartholomew, 14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984) and Ernie Wise (Ernest Wiseman, 27 November 1925 – 21 March 1999), known as Morecambe and Wise (and sometimes as Eric and Ernie), were an English comic double act, working i ...

Sounds of the Metropolis: The 19th Century Popular Music Revolution 0195309464 Derek B. Scott - 2008 - Consider, for example, how the legacy of the Viennese popular style contributes a special meaning to the song “Bring Me Sunshine” (words by Sylvia Dee, music by Arthur Kent, 1966), made famous by the comedians Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. * "I Taught Her Everything She Knows", with Dee, sung by Billy Walker *"Just Across the Mountain", with

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...

for

Eddy Arnold Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the ''Billboard'' cou ...

1968 *"Little Acorns", with Mercer, sung by

Hank Locklin Hank Locklin (born Lawrence Hankins Locklin; February 15, 1918 – March 8, 2009) was an American country music singer-songwriter. He had 70 chart singles, including two number one hits on ''Billboard''s country chart. His biggest hits included ...

1970 *"Wonder When My Baby's Comin' Home," with lyricist

Kermit Goell Kermit Goell (1915 – December 4, 1997) was an American songwriter and archaeologist. Biography Born in Brooklyn, Goell received his BSC in agriculture from Cornell University and served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. As an amateur ...

, sung by

Barbara Mandrell Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948) is an American country music singer and musician. She is also credited as an actress and author. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was considered among country's most successful music artist ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kent, Arthur 1920 births 2009 deaths Composers from New York City