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He was born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) and was a prolific lyricist, composer, author and
drummer. His family immigrated
to the US in 1908 and he was educated at Franklyn High
School in Seattle. He led
his own band in Seattle and moved to New York in 1928 where he was a drummer in night club
orchestras. In 1934 he went to London and composed stage scores for shows such asThis’ll Make Me Whistle
and songs including “She Shall Have Music” and
“Everything Stops for Tea”. He collaborated with many other
celebrated composers including Walter Kent, Sammy Lerner and Ed
Nelson. He composed songs
for films such as
Cinderella,Alice in
Wonderland and 2000 Leagues under the Sea
and they have also been featured in many movies, i.e. "Papa Loves Mambo"
inBack to the Future Part II. In 1984 he was inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is
the great-uncle of songwriter/performer Josh Max. He died in New York on 21st July 1960 aged 57.
Tony Alamo Recordings
Heartaches (Al
Hoffman/John Klenner)
Alamo TSA 22525 A (US)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Hoffman
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