[78-L] Jack Lawrence (1912-2009)

[David Lennick]

Kristjan Saag wrote:
> David Lennick
> 
> And here's where he says he wrote both music and lyrics:
> http://www.jacklawrencesongwriter.com/songs/yes_my_darling_daughter.html
> ---
> That's proof, for sure.
> Didn't Elvis Presley write "Aura Lee"? Says so on the record label.
> Kristjan
> 
> 
> 

Hey, never let the facts get in the way of a good argument. I always thought 
YMDD was adaptated from a Yiddish song but I'm not coming up with anything, so 
I'll stick with my "starting point" theory. Then I'll put it in a liner note 
and it'll be in WackyPackia within a year.

As for the Elvis argument, I was just thinking that if the song had been 
introduced on the Al Jolson program, guess whose name would have been on the 
sheet music? Except that Jolie wasn't on the air between 1939 and 1942 and 
Lawrence probably would have told him to get lost.

dl