Sunny Skylar

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Selig Shaftel
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Sunny Skylar (October 11, 1913 – February 2, 2009) was an American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a singer, he appeared with a number of big bands, including those led by Ben Bernie, Paul Whiteman, Abe Lyman, and Vincent Lopez (2). After the end of the big band era, he continued to sing in nightclubs and theaters until he abandoned his singing career for good in 1952. As executive and publisher, he worked for Peer-Southern Organization. According to ASCAP, Skylar wrote more than 300 songs across the span of his career. He retired from songwriting in the early '70s and settled in Las Vegas, where he remained for the rest of his life. Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Albums

A14 Nursery Rhymes But Not For Children — Sunny Skylar Sunny Skylar Nursery Rhymes But Not For Children(3xShellac, 10", Album) Mercury A14 US 1946 Sell This Version
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LPT-3055 Gems From Gershwin — Sunny Skylar Jane Froman, Felix Knight, Sunny Skylar Jane Froman, Felix Knight, Sunny Skylar - Gems From Gershwin (Album) RCA Victor LPT-3055 US 1954 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs

5004 Last Night On The Back Porch / The Best Man — Sunny Skylar Sunny Skylar And The Dianaze Orchestra Sunny Skylar And The Dianaze Orchestra - Last Night On The Back Porch / The Best Man Mercury 5004 US 1946 Sell This Version
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M-3015 Please Park Your Pistols At The Box Office / Don't Hang Around — Sunny Skylar Sunny Skylar Please Park Your Pistols At The Box Office / Don't Hang Around(Shellac, 10") Metrotone Records (2) M-3015 US 1948 Sell This Version
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9-29414 Sometime / I Do, I Do — Sunny Skylar Sunny Skylar With Norman Leyden And His Orchestra Sunny Skylar With Norman Leyden And His Orchestra - Sometime / I Do, I Do(7", Single, Promo) Decca 9-29414 US 1955 Sell This Version
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C-2160 Sunny Skylar Don't Wait Too Long / If I Gave You A Kitten(7") Comet (5) C-2160 US 1962 Sell This Version