Dick Charles

Dick Charles (born Richard Charles Krieg; February 24, 1919 in Newark, New Jersey – July 17, 1998^[1]) was an American songwriter. His education ended with high school graduation, after which he worked in a Newark photography store as a clerk while engaged in piano playing, arranging, harmony, and composition. During that period he sang in a number of amateur contests. He then became a page at NBC Studios in New York City.^[2] Besides being a songwriter, he served as a director of ABC Radio for ten years, produced and directed the Paul Whiteman radio program, and was responsible for creating a number of network programs.^[3] In 1954 he started his own recording service.

Among the songs he has written are:

• "As the World Turns" (1961) with Fay Tishman - used for one season as the theme song for the TV show As the World Turns
• "Along the Navajo Trail" (1945) with Larry Markes and Edgar De Lange
• "Casanova Cricket " (1947) with Hoagy Carmichael and Larry Markes
• "Corns For My Country" (1944) with Leah Worth and Jean Barry
• "I'm on the Level With You " (1945) with Eddie Waldman
• "I Tipped My Hat and Slowly Walked Away" (1946) with Larry Markes
• "It Takes a Long, Long Train (With a Red Caboose" (1946) with Larry Markes
• "Mad About Him, Sad About Him, How Can I Be Glad About Him Blues" (1942) with Larry Markes
• "The Man on the Carousel" (Unknown year) with James Cavanaugh, Jack Allison and Virgil Davis
• "May You Always" (1957) with Larry Markes^[4]
• "A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues" (1946) with Larry Markes
• "This Is My Song" (1950) - Theme song of the TV show The Patti Page Show

References

1. "Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998". FamilySearch. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
2. Biography on Traditional Music Library site
3. Dick Charles on the Internet Movie Database
4. On p. 1 of the 1958 Standard Edition score (New York: Hecht & Buzzell) of "May You Always" Markes is credited as Larry Marks (without the "e").