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Tin Pan Alley Composer and lyricist Biographies |
 | | With De Sylva and Brown collaborating on the lyrics, and Henderson writing the music, the threesome contributed songs to several Broadway shows including such as George White’s Scandals of 1925 and 1926 which featured the songs The Birth of the Blues, "Black Bottom, and Lucky Day. |
| | In 1931, De Sylva left the team to work with other composers, and Brown and Henderson continued working together producing Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries and The Thrill is Gone (included in George White’s Scandals of 1931). |
| | De Sylva enjoyed a nearly lifelong association with Al Jolson and wrote many of his biuggest hit songs. |
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