WALTER
THE SONGS OF
DONALDSON
The Man Behind
THE MUSIC
Walter Donaldson, a sleepless, quixotic songwriter, is remembered with great affection and praise as a perhaps lesser known but no less important figure than the friends and fellow songwriters he came up with on Tin Pan Alley, like Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Harry Warren, and Cole Porter.
From his first hit in 1915 till his untimely death in 1947, the Songwriters Hall of Famer wrote dozens of hit songs that are a vital part of the Great American Songbook, “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby,” “You’re Driving Me Crazy,” “My Blue Heaven,” “Makin’ Whoopee,” and many more – over eight hundred in all. Renditions by top artists throughout the years have kept Donaldson’s songs as fresh and relevant as the day they were written.
TIMELESS CLASSICS
Donaldson Publishing is embarking on a series of collaborations with contemporary artists and producers on covers, remixes, samples and interpolations of songs written by Walter Donaldson. Previous covers include hits by such iconic artists as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Nina Simone, Judy Garland, U2, Cher, Willie Nelson, Billie Holiday, Bryan Ferry, Rod Stewart, and Smashing Pumpkins.
The new series will embrace the full spectrum of styles and genres, from torch to rockabilly, hip hop to ska-punk, heavy metal to reggaeton, electronic/dance to country.
REINTERPRETATIONS, REMIXES & REMAKES
FILM & TELEVISION
CONTACT
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