John Jacob Loeb

John Jacob Loeb (1910 – 2 March 1970) was an American composer. He wrote music and lyrics for many popular songs such as "Rosie the Riveter" (1942),[1] "Seems Like Old Times" (1945), "Masquerade", "Reflections in the Water", "Sweetie Pie", "Boo Hoo", "A Sailboat in the Moonlight" and "The Maharajah of Magador".[2]

Born in Chicago, Loeb started composing songs in 1928 while attending Lawrence Woodmere Academy. He became a member of American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1932. He collaborated with Carmen Lombardo, Paul Francis Webster and Edward Lane.[2] He died on 2 March 1970 at Franklin General Hospital in Valley Stream, New York.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Young, William H.; Young, Nancy K. (2010). "Rosie the Riveter". World War II and the Postwar Years in America: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia. 2. ABC-CLIO. p. 606. ISBN 978-0-313-35652-0.
  2. 1 2 3 "John Jacob Loeb, 60, Composer For Guy Lombardo Shows, Dies". The New York Times. 4 March 1970. p. 47. Retrieved 8 August 2017.



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