Frank Loesser

Frank Henry Loesser (June 29, 1910, New York City – July 26, 1969, New York City) was an American composer and lyricist. Sourced I love you,A bushel and a peck, A bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck.Hug around the neck and a barrel and a heap,Barrel and a heap and I'm talking in my sleep. Song A Bushel and a Peck. I'd love to get you on a slow boat to China,All to myself, alone.Get you and keep you in my arms evermore,Leave all your lovers weeping on the far away shore. Song On a Slow Boat to China. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunitionPraise the Lord and pass the ammunitionPraise the Lord and pass the ammunitionAnd we'll all stay free.Praise the Lord and swing into positionCan't afford to sit around a-wishin'Praise the Lord, we're all between perditionAnd the deep blue sea. Song Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition. I've got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle,As I go riding merrily along.And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?"And that song ain't so very far from wrong. Song Jingle, Jangle, Jingle. The producer orders a certain title.The musical director orders a certain rhythm.The dance director orders a certain number of bars.And the composer orders a certain number... of aspirin.[on working in Hollywood] Reported by musician Michael Feinstein, transcript of Fresh Air Celebrates Frank Loesser's 100th Birthday http://www.npr.org/2010/06/29/128169934/fresh-air-celebrates-frank-loesser-s-100th-birthday Fresh Air http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/ Host: Terry Gross, Guest: Michael Feinstein NPR WHYY Philadelphia 2009-06-29 2:34 http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=128169934 The Ballad of Rodger Young No, they've got no time for glory in the Infantry.No, they've got no use for praises loudly sung,But in every soldier's heart in all the InfantryShines the name, shines the name of Rodger Young. On the island of New Georgia in the Solomons,Stands a simple wooden cross alone to tellThat beneath the silent coral of the Solomons,Sleeps a man, sleeps a man remembered well. See also Guys and Dolls External links Category:Composers from the United States Category:Songwriters from the United States Category:Jews from the United States Category:1910 births Category:1969 deaths Category:People from New York City Category:Tony Award winners