Buddy Feyne

Buddy Feyne (1912 - 1998) was a composer and lyricist of the swing era. He penned the lyrics for "Tuxedo Junction" and "The Jersey Bounce" - both of which were top of the Hit Parade and both are standards. These songs and many others have been recorded by artists as diverse as Glenn Miller, Joe Williams, The Manhattan Transfer, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Autry, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, The Andrews Sisters, Frankie Avalon, Joe Jackson, George Be... more

Buddy Feyne (1912 - 1998) was a composer and lyricist of the swing era. He penned the lyrics for "Tuxedo Junction" and "The Jersey Bounce" - both of which were top of the Hit Parade and both are standards. These songs and many others have been recorded by artists as diverse as Glenn Miller, Joe Williams, The Manhattan Transfer, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Autry, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, The Andrews Sisters, Frankie Avalon, Joe Jackson, George Benson and Boz Scaggs. He was born Bernard Feinstein in New York City, the youngest son of immigrants Solomon and Sarah Feinstein. His older brother, Irving, befriended Milton Berle, who advised Bernard that a Jewish name would prevent him from succeeding in the music business, and summarily changed his name to Buddy Feyne. Feyne was based at the Brill Building in New York City, writing songs for Lewis Music Publishers, one of the few companies which published "Race music", the term for songs created by black artists. In 1939, Erskine Hawkins... less