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Nov 22, 2012 · Today, we take a journey through the life and work of Yip Harburg, the Broadway lyricist who wrote such hits as “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” and who put the music into The Wizard of Oz.
Harburg, the youngest of four surviving children (out of ten), was born Isidore Hochberg on the Lower East Side of New York City on April 8, 1896. [1][4] His parents, Lewis Hochberg and Mary Ricing, [5] were Yiddish -speaking [4] Orthodox Jews [6] who had emigrated from Russia. [7]
Sep 22, 1996 · Harburg's father exposed him to Yiddish theatre and literature. At Townsend Harris High School, Harburg met Ira Gershwin, and the two became close friends.
We speak with Harburg’s son, Ernie Harburg, about the music and politics of his father. Then we take an in-depth look at The Wizard of Oz, and hear a medley of Harburg’s Broadway songs and...
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This Side of the Rainbow The Feisty Lyricist for the Little Guy. By Peter W. Kaplan. February 28, 1981 at 12:00 a.m. EST. Yip Harburg's up; he's pacing the floor, he's mad. "I'm a guy not...
Apr 21, 2017 · Harburg’s story illuminates the battle between the left and right to shape popular culture during the Cold War. Hoover and Harburg held opposing views on politics, religion, economics, and race. Yet both men shared a fervent faith in popular culture’s capacity to transform America.
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Jun 17, 1999 · We remember one of America's great lyricists, Yip Harburg. He wrote over 500 songs including, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," "Brother Can You Spare a Dime," and "It's Only a Paper Moon."
