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Harry Brooks (September 20, 1895 – June 22, 1970) was an American writer of popular songs, jazz pianist and composer in the 1920s to the early 1950s. Brooks was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania. After graduating from his hometown high school in 1914, he worked as a pianist with Pittsburgh bands (dance orchestras) and then as a staff composer for a publishing company. He is recalled mostly in the 21st century for his work with his friends Thomas "Fats" Waller and the lyricist Andy Razaf. Brooks was the composer of several hit songs including his composition "Ain't Misbehavin'", written with Waller and Razaf.

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  • Harry Brooks (de)
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  • Harry Brooks (sv)
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  • Harry Brooks. född den 20 september 1895 i Homestead, Pennsylvania, död den 22 juni 1970 i , New Jersey var en amerikansk kompositör och jazzpianist. Som kompositör är han mest känd för (tillsammans med Fats Waller) "Ain't Misbehavin'" samt "". (sv)
  • Harry Brooks (* 20. September 1895 in Homestead (Pennsylvania); † 22. Juli 1970 in Teaneck, New Jersey) war ein US-amerikanischer Pianist, Komponist und Songwriter. Brooks wuchs in Pennsylvania auf und arbeitete zunächst als Pianist mit lokalen Bands, so 1924 mit Leroy Smith’s Dance Orchestra; außerdem schrieb er Kompositionen für einen Musikverleger. 1929 arbeitete er mit Fats Waller und Andy Razaf bei den Broadwayshows Snapshots of 1921 und Connie's Hot Chocolates zusammen. In diesem Jahr entstanden die Titel Jungle Jamoree, Sweet Savannah Sue, Say It with Your Feet und My Man Is Good for Nothin’ But Love. Der bekannteste Song dieser Kooperation war jedoch Ain’t Misbehavin’, der ein internationaler Hit und ein populärer Jazzstandard wurde. Ein weiterer Song der Zusammenarbeit Brooks’ mit (de)
  • Harry Brooks (September 20, 1895 – June 22, 1970) was an American writer of popular songs, jazz pianist and composer in the 1920s to the early 1950s. Brooks was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania. After graduating from his hometown high school in 1914, he worked as a pianist with Pittsburgh bands (dance orchestras) and then as a staff composer for a publishing company. He is recalled mostly in the 21st century for his work with his friends Thomas "Fats" Waller and the lyricist Andy Razaf. Brooks was the composer of several hit songs including his composition "Ain't Misbehavin'", written with Waller and Razaf. (en)
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  • Harry Brooks (* 20. September 1895 in Homestead (Pennsylvania); † 22. Juli 1970 in Teaneck, New Jersey) war ein US-amerikanischer Pianist, Komponist und Songwriter. Brooks wuchs in Pennsylvania auf und arbeitete zunächst als Pianist mit lokalen Bands, so 1924 mit Leroy Smith’s Dance Orchestra; außerdem schrieb er Kompositionen für einen Musikverleger. 1929 arbeitete er mit Fats Waller und Andy Razaf bei den Broadwayshows Snapshots of 1921 und Connie's Hot Chocolates zusammen. In diesem Jahr entstanden die Titel Jungle Jamoree, Sweet Savannah Sue, Say It with Your Feet und My Man Is Good for Nothin’ But Love. Der bekannteste Song dieser Kooperation war jedoch Ain’t Misbehavin’, der ein internationaler Hit und ein populärer Jazzstandard wurde. Ein weiterer Song der Zusammenarbeit Brooks’ mit Waller war (What Did I Do to Be so) Black and Blue?, der 1929 ein Erfolgstitel für Louis Armstrong wurde. Nach seiner Zusammenarbeit mit Waller und Razaf schrieb Brooks noch einige weitere Kompositionen, am bekanntesten Southern Sunset (When the Sun Sets Down South), die 1938 in Zusammenarbeit mit Sidney Bechet und Noble Sissle entstand. (de)
  • Harry Brooks (September 20, 1895 – June 22, 1970) was an American writer of popular songs, jazz pianist and composer in the 1920s to the early 1950s. Brooks was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania. After graduating from his hometown high school in 1914, he worked as a pianist with Pittsburgh bands (dance orchestras) and then as a staff composer for a publishing company. He is recalled mostly in the 21st century for his work with his friends Thomas "Fats" Waller and the lyricist Andy Razaf. Brooks was the composer of several hit songs including his composition "Ain't Misbehavin'", written with Waller and Razaf. Also with Razaf and Waller, Brooks scored the Broadway shows Snapshots of 1921 and Connie's Hot Chocolates. He died, aged 74, in Teaneck, New Jersey. (en)
  • Harry Brooks. född den 20 september 1895 i Homestead, Pennsylvania, död den 22 juni 1970 i , New Jersey var en amerikansk kompositör och jazzpianist. Som kompositör är han mest känd för (tillsammans med Fats Waller) "Ain't Misbehavin'" samt "". (sv)
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