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Closely associated with early 30s Warner Bros. musicals, he ranks as one of the most prolific and successful songwriters in the history of American pop music, his many hits include: "Where Do You Work-a, John?," "Nagasaki," "You're Getting to be a Habit with Me," "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Lullabye of Broadway," "Shadow Waltz", "Young and Healthy," "Forty Second Street," "About a Quarter to Nine," "At Last," "I Had the Craziest Dream," "The More I See You," "There Will Never Be Another You" and the Glenn Miller hit favorite, "Chattanooga Choo-Choo".
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 842-844. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.
Julia Riva is his granddaughter. She is the President of Warren's publishing company, Four Jays Music. Ms. Riva is the former Mrs. Michael Riva, M. Dietrich's grandson. |
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