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Buddy DeSylva, the Varsity Drag by Trav S.D.

A great day for songwriters! Not Just Jerome Kern, but also George “Buddy” DeSylva (1895-1950) has a birthday today. DeSylva was one third of the great Tin Pan Alley songwriting team Henderson/ Brown/ DeSylva, the team behind some of the greatest hits of the twenties , including “Bye Bye Blackbird", "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue", [...]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:12AM on January 27, 2013

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