Larry Stock, December 4, 1896 - April 5, 1984) was an American songwriter.

Biography

Born 'Lazarus Goldberger' in 1896 in

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, the son of Adolf Goldberger and Ella Goldberger ne Ehrlich. Ella Ehrlich and her sister Bella along with their mother Rosa, emigrated from Hungary in 1888. Adolf Goldberger died in 1898. In 1901, Ella Goldberger married Abram Rosenstock. Lazarus Goldberger was named Lawrence Rosenstock. At twelve, he was accepted by the school that later became the

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. After graduating at sixteen he continued his studies at the

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. He died in 1984 in

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, at the age of 87. One of his Aunt Bella's grandsons, became well known in a different music field, coining the phrase "

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", and being one of the founders of

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. This was the noted Jerry Wexler. "Rhythm and the Blues" by Jerry Wexler..pg 14. Family records of Dr. Arnold Rosenstock, and Jerry Wexler

Songs he composed or wrote

He co-wrote the

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hit with Al Lewis "

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", the

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hit "

You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" is a popular song written by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh and published in 1944. The song was first recorded by Morgan and was a hit for him in 1946, reaching the No. 14 spot in the char ...

", " Morning Side of the Mountain" (recorded by

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and

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), and "

You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" is a popular music, popular song. It was written by Freddy James (pseudonym for Teddy Powell) and Larry Stock and published in 1946 in music, 1946. The biggest hit version was recorded by the L ...

", a hit by

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

featuring Les Brown and his orchestra.

References

1896 births 1984 deaths Songwriters from New York (state) Musicians from New York City American people of Hungarian descent 20th-century American composers {{US-songwriter-stub