Buddy Feyne (born Bernard Feinstein, June 9, 1912 – December 10, 1998) was an American lyricist during the swing era. He wrote the lyrics for "

Tuxedo Junction "Tuxedo Junction" is a popular song written by Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, and Julian Dash with lyrics by Buddy Feyne. The song was introduced by Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra, a college dance band previously known as the Bama State Collegi ...

", which went to No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' chart in 1940 when Glenn Miller recorded it, "

Jersey Bounce "Jersey Bounce" is a song written by Tiny Bradshaw, Eddie Johnson, and Bobby Plater with lyrics by Buddy Feyne who used the pseudonym Robert B. Wright. Background It hit No. 1 for four weeks in 1942 as an instrumental recorded by Benny Goodman ...

", which was No. 15 on the ''Cash Box'' Hit Parade of 1942., and "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid". Feyne's songs have been recorded by

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

, Joe Jackson,

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, Joe Williams,

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Frankie Avalon Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American actor, singer, and former teen idol. He had 31 charting U.S. ''Billboard'' singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, "Venus" an ...

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Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...

, and

Boz Scaggs William Royce "Boz" Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. An early bandmate of Steve Miller in The Ardells and the Steve Miller Band, he began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until h ...

Biography

Feyne was born in

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, the youngest son of immigrants Solomon and Sarah Feinstein. His older brother, Irving, befriended

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, who advised Bernard that a Jewish name would prevent him from succeeding in the

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, and summarily changed his name to Buddy Feyne. Feyne was based at the

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in New York, writing songs for Lewis Music Publishers, one of the few companies which published "

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", the term for songs created by

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artists. In 1939,

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and his band introduced "

" at the

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, in New York, which was an immediate hit. When it was decided to add words to the music, the publisher asked several different lyricists to propose words for the tune. Feyne met Hawkins and asked what the name referred to. It was named for a whistle stop spot on the "

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" in

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. When he learned the meaning of the song, the lyrics came easily, and his were selected. Glenn Miller recorded the most successful version, reaching #1 on the Billboard charts in 1940, selling 115,000 in the first week of release. The song was also recorded by the Andrews Sisters, Duke Ellington,

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, and other orchestras. Later it became the theme song of The Manhattan Transfer, who met Feyne in 1978. Feyne played the original piano solo for them from the Miller Band and they changed their arrangement to match the original. They maintained a close friendship for the last twenty years of Feyne's life. Feyne continued to write lyrics for black composers such as Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson,

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, Bobby Plater,

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- accessed July 2010 was an American

, and Edward Johnson. "Dolimite" by the Hawkins band on the

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was recorded by

Jimmy Dorsey James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People ...

for

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(1940). Feyne became a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (

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) in 1940. He used the nom de plume "Robert B. Wright" when he penned the lyrics for "After Hours", a haunting blues piece composed by

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. "

" followed soon after. He wrote the lyrics to the Glenn Miller #3 ''

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" in 1941, with music by

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. He wrote with many other composers, sang on the radio, and was a writer-producer of the series "Rhythm School of the Air". Drafted in

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, while in training at

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in Virginia, Buddy continued to write songs and was sand his tune, "Your Soldier Boy" on Armed Forces Radio, recorded on the base. He served in the Pacific in the

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and was awarded the

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and the

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. As his regiment was too far for the

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to reach he also wrote, conducted, and performed in Army shows in the

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. After the war, Buddy collaborated on several musicals with

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, Bill Harrington, and Bill Baker; wrote and produced for television; and composed ''Time for Fun'', an

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of children's songs. In 1954, Feyne collaborated with Maurice Shapiro on "Why", recorded by

and

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. In the 1960s, he teamed with Denny McReynolds, writing a series of swing ballads. He also wrote with Joe Williams, who recorded their song "Everybody Wants to be Loved" and performed it on '' The Joey Bishop Show''. Next he teamed with Bill Baker, writing numerous songs, albums, scoring films, ''Diary of a Stewardess'' and ''Dead End Dolls'', and also the show, ''Up Your Alley''. Producer Harry Delmar worked with Feyne on producing ''Up Your Alley''. In addition to songs, he also wrote special material for The

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Tribute at the

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. Over his life, Feyne wrote more than 400 songs. Co-writers included

, Bill Harrington,

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, Stan Worth,

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, Ken Carson, Bill Baker, Joe Williams, and Peter Tinturin. Artists who recorded Feyne's songs included:

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, Erskine Hawkins, Gene Autry,

Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...

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Bob Crosby George Robert Crosby (August 23, 1913 – March 9, 1993) was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935. The Bob-Cats were a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet. He was the younge ...

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, Glenn Miller, BBC Dance Band,

Kay Kyser James Kern Kyser (June 18, 1905 – July 23, 1985), known as Kay Kyser, was an American bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s. Early years James Kern Kyser was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the son of pharmacists Emil ...

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, Teddy Powell,

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, Joe Williams,

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, Joe Jackson, LA Jazz Choir, The Manhattan Transfer, and Nat King Cole. Buddy Feyne died in

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in 1998, at the age of 86.

Awards

He was inducted into the

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Hit compositions

Songs * "

" * "

" * "After Hours" * "Why" (recorded by

) * " Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" * "Dolomite" (aka "Dolemite") * "Radar Blues" * "The Shadow Knows" * "Everybody Wants to Be Loved" Musicals: * ''Song of Texas'' (composer

) * ''So This is Brooklyn'' (composer Bill Harrington) * ''Up Your Alley'' (composer Bill Baker) Films with Buddy Feyne Songs: * ''George Hall & His Orchestra'' (1936) * ''It's In the Stars'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1945) * ''Sweet Serenade'' (1950) * ''Night Stage to Galveston'' (1952) * ''

The Glenn Miller Story ''The Glenn Miller Story'' is a 1954 American biographical film about the eponymous American band-leader, directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second non-western collaboration. Plot The film follows big band leader Glenn ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1971) * ''Diary of a Stewardess'' (1972) * ''

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands ''Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands'' ( pt, Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos) is a 1976 Brazilian comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto. Based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Jorge Amado, it takes place in 1940s Bahia and has Sônia Braga, José ...

'' (1976) * ''

The Electric Horseman ''The Electric Horseman'' is a 1979 American western comedy-drama film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda and directed by Sydney Pollack. The film is about a former rodeo champion who is hired by a cereal company to become its spokesperson a ...

'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1980) * ''

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'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1981) * ''Dead End Dolls'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1992) * '' A Midnight Clear'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1993) * '' Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey'' (1993) * '' Murder in the First'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''Transistorized'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Out of Step'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2008)

Footnotes

References

* Press, Jaques Cattell (Ed.). ''ASCAP Biographical Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers'', 4th edition, R. R. Bowker, 1980. * Vosburgh, Dick.
Obituary: Buddy Feyne
', ''

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'', January 22, 1999 (retrieved January 31, 2010)

External links

BuddyFeyne.com
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