Stars of Vaudeville #813: Roy Turk
Today is the birthday songwriter Roy Turk (1892-1934). He started out in vaudeville writing special material for the likes of Nora Bayes, Sophie Tucker and the team of Rock and White. Among the tunes he co-wrote are “Are You Lonesome Tonight” (1927, a hit three decades later for Elvis Presley), “I’ll Get By (As Long as […]
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