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Written by lyricist Yip Harburg and composer Jay Gorney, it was part of the 1932 musical revue Americana; the melody is based on a Russian-Jewish lullaby. The song tells the story of the universal everyman, whose honest work towards achieving the American dream has been foiled by the economic collapse. Unusual for a Broadway song, it was ...
Nov 15, 2017 · More than 75 years later, the film and the song by composer Harold Arlen and lyricist Yip Harburg are cultural touchstones. In 2001, “Over the Rainbow” was voted the greatest song of the 20th century in a joint survey by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America.
The Yip Harburg Lyrics Foundation funds projects that (a) work to end economic and social discrimination and social injustice; (b) provide educational opportunities to low-income and minority students; (c) advance education through the use of musical theatre; (d) preserve and enhance the socially conscious legacy of E.Y. “Yip” Harburg.
Explore E.Y. "Yip" Harburg's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about E.Y. "Yip" Harburg on AllMusic.
E.Y. Harburg. Music Department: The Wizard of Oz. One of the great lyricists of American song, Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg) grew up in the working-class Jewish ghetto of Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Jan 31, 1997 · For the 100-year anniversary of E.Y. “Yip” Harburg’s birth, Democracy Now! spoke with Ernie Harburg, Yip’s son and co-author of Yip’s biography, Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz ...
OVERVIEW: The Yip Harburg Foundation makes grants for social justice, immigrants, climate change, criminal justice, theater and more. IP TAKE: Although its grants are modest, the Yip Harburg Foundation is an accessible source of support for small organizations with a strong “socially responsible” mission or message. Grants span multiple areas related to social justice. Submit […]
