Sammy Gallop

Sammy Gallop (March 16, 1915 – February 24, 1971^[1][2]) was an American lyricist, known for his big band and swing songs of the 1940s and 1950s.^[3]

Biography

Gallop was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He originally worked as a surveyor and draftsman.^[4] On February 24, 1971, Gallop committed suicide in Encino, California.^[1][5] Some records mentioned his name as Gallup.

Works

• "Caribbean Clipper" (music by Jerry Gray)^[6]
• "Count Every Star" (music by Bruno Coquatrix)^[6]
• "The Clock in the Tower" (music by Guy Wood)^[6]
• "Elmer's Tune" (music by Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens)^[6]
• "Forgive My Heart" (music by Chester Conn)^[6]
• "Half As Lovely Twice As True" (music by Lew Spence)^[6]
• "Holiday for Strings" (music by David Rose)^[6]
• "Maybe You'll Be There" (music by Rube Bloom)^[6]
• "My Lady Loves to Dance" (music by Milton DeLugg)^[6]
• "No Good Man" (music by Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham)^[6]
• "Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy" (music by Guy Wood)^[6]
• "Somewhere along the Way" (music by Kurt Adams)^[6]
• "There Must Be a Way" (music by David Saxon)^[6]
• "Uninvited Dream" (music by Burt Bacharach)^[6]
• "Wake the Town and Tell the People" (music by Jerry Livingston)^[6]
• "Way I Feel About You" (music by Doc Severinsen and Tommy Newsom)^[6]
• "You're Gonna Hate Yourself in the Mornin'" (music by Larry Stock and Ira Schuster)^[6]

References

1. "Sammy Gallop". IMDB. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
2. Studwell, William E. (2000). They also wrote : evaluative essays on lesser known popular American songwriters prior to the rock era. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow. p. 204. ISBN 0810837897.
3. "Sammy Gallop – Biography". Parabrisas. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
4. Vaché, Warren W. (2000). The unsung songwriters : America's masters of melodies. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 141. ISBN 0810835703.
5. O'Brian, Jack (March 12, 1971). "Rose Hasn't Given Okay". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
6. "Sammy Gallop – Compositions". Parabrisas. Retrieved 17 June 2012.