Bernard Bierman is an American

United States

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 composer of popular songs. He was born in New York City

New York City

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He studied pre-law and law at NYU and Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn Law School

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, passing the bar in 1930. He practised law until 1942 when he joined the U.S. Army where he served until 1945.

After the war he was part of Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century...

, writing a multitude of songs that were performed by such artists as Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan

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, Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

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, Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine

William Clarence Eckstine was an American singer of ballads and a bandleader of the swing era. Eckstine's smooth baritone and distinctive vibrato broke down barriers throughout the 1940s, first as leader of the original bop big-band, then as the first romantic black male in popular...

, Harry James

Harry James

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, Guy Lombardo

Guy Lombardo

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, Sammy Kaye

Sammy Kaye

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, Xavier Cugat

Xavier Cugat

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 and Jimmy Heath

Jimmy Heath

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Two of his best known songs of this period are Midnight Masquerade, recorded 11 different times, which reached number 3 in the charts, and Vanity

Vanity (song)

"Vanity" is a popular song.The music was written by Guy Wood, the lyrics by Jack Manus and Bernard Bierman. The song was published in 1951. It had some success on the charts, reaching the top 20, in 1951 and was recorded by Don Cherry, who had recorded the hit version, for his 1968 album, There...

, recorded by Don Cherry

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, which reached the Top 20.

He retired from music in 1952, but returned in 1986 when his song Cuban Mambo was featured in the Woody Allen

Woody Allen

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 film Crimes and Misdemeanors

Crimes and Misdemeanors

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List of songs

• Why?
• It Must Be You
• My Cousin Louella
• I Wouldn't Be Surprised
• Midnight Masquerade
• I Can't Sleep
• Don't Shout!
• Now and Then
• Forgiving You
• Where Were You
• I Can Tell
• Let Me Be The One
• Anything for a Laugh
• Lies
• Go Away
• Immigrant Song
• Confetti
• A Puppet on a String
• City Limits

External links

• Bernie Bierman website