Marty Symes [SEP] date of death
Marty Symes
Marty Symes (1904–1953) was an American lyricist.
Symes was born in Brooklyn New York in 1904. His first significant collaborator was composer Jerry Livingston. In 1932 they wrote "Darkness on the Delta", which became a hit for Mildred Bailey. The next year the Casa Loma Orchestra recorded their "Under a Blanket of Blue" and "It's the Talk of the Town", both co-written with Al J. Neiburg.
In 1936, Symes wrote the lyrics for Isham Jones's
Rule (1932)
- "It's the talk of the town", vocal trio, words by Marty Symes & Al J. Neiburg, music by Jerry Levinson, arr. by Bert L. Rule (1933)
- "Under a Blanket of Blue", fox trot, words by Marty Symes & Al J. Neiburg, music by Jerry Levinson, vocal trio arr. by Bert L. Rule (1933)
- "Out in the Cold Again", vocal trio, words by Ted Koehler, music by