Richard Charles Krieg
Encyclopedia
Dick Charles is 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
. 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. In 1954 he started his own recording service.
Among the songs he has written are:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. His education ended with high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
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
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
Studios in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Besides being a songwriter, he served as a director of ABC Radio for ten years, produced and directed the Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
Paul Samuel Whiteman was an American bandleader and orchestral director.Leader of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s, Whiteman's recordings were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz"...
radio program, and was responsible for creating a number of network programs. 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 TurnsAs the World TurnsAs the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
- "Along the Navajo TrailAlong the Navajo Trail (song)"Along the Navajo Trail" is a country/pop song, written by Dick Charles , Larry Markes, and Edgar De Lange in 1945.It has been recorded by many artists, including:*Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters*Duane Eddy...
" (1945) with Larry MarkesLarry MarkesLawrence Wolcott Markes was an American who provided jokes, sketches, songs and screenplays during a career that lasted more than 50 years....
and Edgar De Lange - "Casanova Cricket " (1947) with Hoagy CarmichaelHoagy CarmichaelHoward Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He is best known for writing "Stardust", "Georgia On My Mind", "The Nearness of You", and "Heart and Soul", four of the most-recorded American songs of all time.Alec Wilder, in his study of the...
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 AlwaysMay You Always"May You Always" is a popular song by Larry Markes and Dick Charles , published in 1959.The biggest hit version in the United States was by The McGuire Sisters ; in the United Kingdom, by Joan Regan . The song was also subsequently covered by Bobby Vinton and Maureen Evans...
" (1957) with Larry Markes - "A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues" (1946) with Larry Markes
- "This Is My SongThis Is My Song (1951 song)"This Is My Song" is a popular song.It was composed by Dick Charles, a pseudonym of Richard Charles Krieg, on August 23, 1950, and published on December 31, 1951....
" (1950) - Theme song of the TVTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
show The Patti PagePatti PageClara Ann Fowler , known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer, one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music. She was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s, and has sold over 100 million records...
Show