George Kleinsinger
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George Kleinsinger was an American composer from San Bernardino, California
, best known for his collaboration with Paul Tripp
on the 1940s children's song "Tubby the Tuba
". He also wrote the music for the phonograph record Archy & Mehitabal and the Broadway musical based on the record, Shinbone Alley
. For the last twenty-five years of his life, he was a resident at New York's famous Chelsea Hotel
.
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
, best known for his collaboration with Paul Tripp
Paul Tripp
Paul Tripp was a musician, author and television and film actor born in New York City. He was a partner of fellow composer George Kleinsinger. Tripp was the creator of 1945's "Tubby the Tuba", a children's song that has become his best-known work. Early in his career, he was the host of CBS' Mr....
on the 1940s children's song "Tubby the Tuba
Tubby the Tuba (song)
"Tubby the Tuba" is the title of a 1945 song, whose lyrics were written by Paul Tripp and music composed by George Kleinsinger. The original recording, released on the Decca label, was sung by Danny Kaye....
". He also wrote the music for the phonograph record Archy & Mehitabal and the Broadway musical based on the record, Shinbone Alley
Shinbone Alley
Shinbone Alley is a musical with a book by Joe Darion and Mel Brooks, lyrics by Darion, and music by George Kleinsinger. Based on archy and mehitabel, a series of New York Tribune columns by Don Marquis, it focuses on poetic cockroach Archy, alley cat Mehitabel, and her relationships with...
. For the last twenty-five years of his life, he was a resident at New York's famous Chelsea Hotel
Chelsea Hotel
Chelsea Hotel can refer to:*Hotel Chelsea in New York City*"Chelsea Hotel #2", a song from the 1974 Leonard Cohen album New Skin for the Old Ceremony*Chelsea Hotel, a book of photographs by Claudio Edinger, published in 1983See also...
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