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Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
Mar 11, 1981 · Yip Harburg, a small white-haired man with a sailor's complexion and an aura of wisdom, had been for most of his life politically cantankerous, kind and sentimental, mirthful, occasionally ...
Aug 2, 2021 · “Somewhere Over The Rainbow,” like so many classic songs, was born in Los Angeles. With music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg, it’s become one of the most beloved songs in the ...
Feb 26, 2013 · Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist. By Harriet Hyman Alonso. Wesleyan Univeristy Press, 332 pages, $28.95. The tragic “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” the idealistic ...
DIED: March 5, 1981, Los Angeles, CA One of the top American pop lyricists of the 1930s and 1940s, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg wrote many hits for Broadway and Hollywood with his main collaborators, composers Jay Gorney and Harold Arlen, teaming with the latter on the well-known songs of The Wizard of Oz.
Mar 16, 1977 · Song lyricist E Y (Yip) Harburg deplores current songs of youth as 'maudlin, sentimental, and sermonizing'; deplores poor craftsmanship, imitative music and poor rhymes; cites admiration for...
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E.Y. Harburg. Inductee. 1896- 1981 Born/Died. 1972 Inducted. With collaborator Jay Gorney wrote lyrics for film hits in 1930s and 40s. * E.Y. "Yip" Harburg was also the 1981 recipient of The Johnny Mercer Award, the SHOF’s highest honor.
