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Sammy Cahn
Basic Information
Born: June 18, 1913, New York City
Died: January 15, 1993 (age 79), Los Angeles, California
Primary songwriting role: lyricist; also music publisher, author
January 15, 1993 announcement on WMGM-TV of the death of Sammy Cahn including portion of previous interview with Cahn. John Kosich is the announcer/interviewer.
Sammy's Songs for Sinatra (The three tracks on this CD devoted to an interview with Cahn total almost 1 1/2 hours.)
The Cahn/Van Heusen Song "High Hopes" as done for the the 1977 Sesame Street LP Bob Sings! (CTW 22084). Liner notes credits: Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; lyrics by Sammy Cahn; arrangement by Dick Hyman. Instrumentalists: Dick Hyman, Ted Sommers, Tony Prie, Tony Mattola, Carmen Mastren, Phil Kraus, George Masso. Kids: Danielle Brisebois, Douglas Lemberg, Michelle Lewis, Alison, Cathlin, and Lilly McGrath, Daniel and Jeffrey Weber. iTunes
Max Wilk. They're Playing Our Song: Conversations with America's Classic Songwriters. New York and Stratford, CT: Easton Studio Press, 2008. (originally published 1973 as They're Playing Our Song: From Jerome Kern to Stephen Sondheim—The Stories behind the Words and Music of Two Generations) chapter on Sammy Cahn, pp. 200-223, paper-bound ed.;
Richard F. Shephard. "A Lyric Arpeggio of Songs of the City." The New York Times. Oct. 16, 1979 (a reporter's encounter with Sammy Cahn in New York).
David Ewen. American Songwriters, An H. W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary. New York: The H. W. Wilson Co., 1987 (Cahn entry pp. 78-82) (book includes 146 bios of composers and lyricists). -- a wide selection of used copies at abebooks.com.
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Master List of Great American Songbook Songwriters
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(books, recordings, videos, etc. -- See espeically 
. New York: Arbor House, 1970 (contains chronology of songs). 
, An H. W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary. New York: The H. W. Wilson Co., 1987 (Cahn entry pp. 78-82) (book includes 146 bios of composers and lyricists). -- a wide selection of used copies at