Roy Turk (September 20, 1892 in New York – November 30, 1934 in Hollywood, California) was an American songwriter. A lyricist, he frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert – their popular 1928 song "Mean to Me" has become a jazz standard. He worked with many other composers, including for film lyrics. Turk was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

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  • Roy Turk war ein US-amerikanischer Liedtexter der Tin-Pan-Alley-Ära. Seine bekanntesten Songs sind Are You Lonesome Tonight?, den er 1926 gemeinsam mit Lou Handman (Musik) schrieb, und Mean to Me, den er 1928 gemeinsam mit Fred E. Ahlert (Musik) schrieb.
  • Roy Turk (September 20, 1892 in New York – November 30, 1934 in Hollywood, California) was an American songwriter. A lyricist, he frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert – their popular 1928 song "Mean to Me" has become a jazz standard. He worked with many other composers, including for film lyrics. Turk was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
  • Roy Turk, född 20 september, 1892 i New York, New York, död 30 november, 1934 i Hollywood, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk låtskrivare. Han samarbetade mycket med kompositören Fred E. Ahlert där Turk skrev texterna, till exempel har de skrivit låtarna "Mean to Me" som har blivit en jazzstandard och "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" som Beppe Wolgers skrev en svensk text på, som blev "Sakta vi gå genom stan". Turk blev invald till Songwriters Hall of Fame år 1970.
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  • Roy Turk war ein US-amerikanischer Liedtexter der Tin-Pan-Alley-Ära. Seine bekanntesten Songs sind Are You Lonesome Tonight?, den er 1926 gemeinsam mit Lou Handman (Musik) schrieb, und Mean to Me, den er 1928 gemeinsam mit Fred E. Ahlert (Musik) schrieb.
  • Roy Turk (September 20, 1892 in New York – November 30, 1934 in Hollywood, California) was an American songwriter. A lyricist, he frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert – their popular 1928 song "Mean to Me" has become a jazz standard. He worked with many other composers, including for film lyrics. Turk was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
  • Roy Turk, född 20 september, 1892 i New York, New York, död 30 november, 1934 i Hollywood, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk låtskrivare. Han samarbetade mycket med kompositören Fred E. Ahlert där Turk skrev texterna, till exempel har de skrivit låtarna "Mean to Me" som har blivit en jazzstandard och "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" som Beppe Wolgers skrev en svensk text på, som blev "Sakta vi gå genom stan". Turk blev invald till Songwriters Hall of Fame år 1970.
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