Harold Arlen (Born Hyman Arluck)
February 15, 1905 - April 23, 1986

Harold Arlen wrote some of the greatest hits from the 30's and 40's, including the entire score to the classic movie, The Wizard of Oz. Songs such as Over the Rainbow, Get Happy, Stormy Weather, It's Only a Paper Moon, I've Got the World on a String, and Last Night When We Were Young are just some of the standards that live on today and have distinguished Harold Arlen as one of the Great American Composers of the 20th Century.

We invite you to read this interactive biography of Harold's life. Learn how his musical career developed, see pictures of him and his friends throughout the years, and hear clips of some of his greatest songs by visiting the LISTENING LOUNGE located in the MUSIC page of the site.

With over 400 songs to his credit, it is impossible to mention every song and show ever written by Harold Arlen in this biography. Please visit the MUSIC page of this site and enter the COMPOSITION CATALOGUE library to browse the complete list of works by Harold Arlen

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Harold Arlen Foundation
The Founder, Sam Arlen
Sam Arlen

As the son of the legendary American composer Harold Arlen, Sam promotes his father's compositions through his publishing company, S.A. Music Co. Although Sam has particular interest in the Harold Arlen and American Songbooks he is also an advocate for keeping music in schools. In 2008, Sam Founded the Harold Arlen Foundation, in his father's name to help keep the memory of his father and his father's music alive. www.haroldarlenfoundation.org

read more about Sam at:
www.samarlen.com

 

List of Harold Arlen Songs

• "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" - lyrics by Ted Koehler
• "Blues in the Night" - lyrics by Johnny Mercer
• "Come Rain or Come Shine" - lyrics by Johnny Mercer
• "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" - lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
• "Get Happy" - lyrics by Ted Koehler
• "Down with Love" - lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
• "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe" - lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
• "If I Only Had a Heart" - lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
• "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" - lyrics by Ted Koehler
• "I've Got the World on a String" - lyrics by Ted Koehler
• "It's Only a Paper Moon" - lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, Billy Rose
• "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" - lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
• "My Shining Hour" - lyrics by Johnny Mercer
• "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" - lyrics by Johnny Mercer; theme song of NBC detective series Meet McGraw starringFrank Lovejoy
• "Over the Rainbow" - lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
• "Stormy Weather" - lyrics by Ted Koehler
• "That Old Black Magic" - lyrics by Johnny Mercer
• "The Man That Got Away" - lyrics by Ira Gershwin
• "This Time the Dream's on Me" - lyrics by Johnny Mercer