John Turner (lyricist)
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John Turner | |
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Birth name | James John Turner Phillips |
Born | Islington, London, England | 7 July 1902
Died | 14 April 1982 Brighton, East Sussex, England | (aged 79)
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James John Turner Phillips (7 July 1902 – 14 April 1982) was an English lyricist who used the pen name John Turner.
Biography
He ran the Peter Maurice Music Company, whose most important lyricist was Geoffrey Parsons. The company specialized in adapting songs originally in foreign languages into the English language. He would usually assign a song to Parsons and when the latter was finished, suggest some changes. The credits for the English lyrics would then be given as "John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons".
The words of "Smile" to the music of Charlie Chaplin, was written at the Peter Maurice Music Company office on Denmark Street, London in 1954.[1]
Lyrics credited to Turner and Parsons
- "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart"[2]
- "Mama"
- "Oh! My Pa-Pa" based on the German song "O Mein Papa" by Paul Burkhard
- "Smile"
Lyrics credited to Turner, Parsons, and another collaborator
- "The Little Shoemaker," based on the French song "Le petit cordonnier", with Nathan Korb.
References
- ^ Brown, Mick (27 September 2015). "Denmark Street's Rich Legacy". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Tyler, Don (2008). Music of the Postwar Era. ABC-CLIO. p. 34. ISBN 9780313341915. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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