Songwriters on Parade was a musical Vaudeville revue which featured hit songwriters of the day introduced by a master of ceremonies. Between 1931 and 1940 (at least) various line-ups of popular songwriters performed their hits across the eastern seaboard at Loew's move theatres and on the Keith vaudeville circuit.
Partial list of featured songwriters between 1932–1940
- Sidney Clare
- Jack Lawrence
- Al Lewis
- Gerald Marks
- Vincent Rose
- Walter Samuels
- Jean Schwartz
- Al Sherman
- Abner Silver
- Nat Simon
- Charles Tobias
- Henry Tobias
- Percy Wenrich
Literary sources
- Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Chapter 2; "Al's Time", p. 95. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.
References
- Bert. "Hipp, Baltimore: Variety House Reviews", Variety, p. 50, February 10, 1937
- Marshall, Don (March 20, 1947). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
- Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1960.
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