Ben Black
Encyclopedia
Ben Black was an English
composer
of popular song and an impresario.
Born in Dudley
, England
, Black worked as music director in Paramount Pictures
' cinemas across the US
, before moving on to theatrical production in his own right. He became a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
in 1926.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of popular song and an impresario.
Born in Dudley
Dudley
Dudley is a large town in the West Midlands county of England. At the 2001 census , the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the 26th largest settlement in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Black worked as music director in Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
' cinemas across the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, before moving on to theatrical production in his own right. He became a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization that protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music, whether via a broadcast or live performance, and compensating them...
in 1926.
Famous works
- Hold Me (1919, with Art HickmanArt HickmanArthur G. Hickman was a drummer, pianist, and band leader whose orchestra is sometimes seen as an ancestor to Big band music. It fits into what are termed "sweet bands", something like that of Paul Whiteman. His orchestra is also credited, perhaps dubiously, with being among the first jazz bands....
) - Moonlight And Roses (1925, by Edwin LemareEdwin LemareEdwin Henry Lemare was an English organist and composer who lived the latter part of his life in the United States.-Biography:...
: Ben Black and Neil MoretNeil MoretCharles N. Daniels , was a composer, occasional lyricist, and music publishing executive. He employed many pseudonyms, including Neil Moret, Jules Lemare, L'Albert, Paul Bertrand, Julian Strauss, and Sidney Carter...
added the words without Lemare's permission) - Tears
- You and I
- Don't Sing Aloha When I Go