George Kleinsinger (February 13, 1914,
San Bernardino, California
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– July 28, 1982,
New York City, New York
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) was an American composer. His works include his collaboration with
Paul Tripp
Paul Tripp (February 20, 1911 – August 29, 2002) was an American children's musician, author, songwriter, and television and film actor. He collaborated with a fellow composer, George Kleinsinger. Tripp was the creator of the 1945 " Tubby ...
on the 1940s children's classical-music piece "
Tubby the Tuba". He also wrote the music for the phonograph record ''Archy & Mehitabel'' and the Broadway musical ''
Shinbone Alley
''Shinbone Alley'' (sometimes performed as ''archy & mehitabel'') is a musical with a book by Joe Darion and Mel Brooks, lyrics by Darion, and music by George Kleinsinger. Based on the album ''Archy and Mehitabel: A Back-Alley Opera'', which in ...
'', based on the record. For the last 25 years of his life, he was a resident at New York's famous
Chelsea Hotel.
References
History of "Tubby the Tuba"at official site. Retrieved April 9, 2007.
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1914 births
1982 deaths
20th-century classical composers
American male composers
Musicians from California
20th-century American composers
20th-century American male musicians
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