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Ralph Blane
Vintage sheet music for
"The Trolley Song"
words and music
by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
from the movie Meet Me in St. Louis 1944 (Judy Garland on cover)
Basic Information
Born: Ralph Uriah Hunsecker, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, (US)
Died: November 13, 1995 (age 81), Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (US)
Primary songwriting roles: lyricist and composer
Co-writers: chiefly Hugh Martin; For songs written with this co-writer and others, view the DBOPM database.
Cafe Songbook
Music-Video Cabinet:
Ralph Blane (This section is currently in preparation)
All the Ralph Blane lyrics written for songs included in the Cafe Songbook catalog are for melodies composed by Hugh Martin. Here are two that Blane wrote with other song-writing partners.
Doris Day performs "My Dream Is Yours"
recorded December 31, 1947.
Music by Harry Warren, Lyrics by Ralph Blane,
arranged and conducted by George Siravo
Betty Grable and Dan Dailey perform
"Don't Rock The Boat, Dear " in the 1950 movie My Blue Heaven
music by Harold Arlen, Lyrics by Ralph Blane
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Doris Day performs "My Dream Is Yours": ballet4mikey
Betty Grable & Dan Dailey " Don't Rock The Boat, Dear": GarboGrable
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Master List of Great American Songbook Songwriters
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