Louis Alter (1902-1980)
Last updated: 30.09.24
According to the Internet source given below, Louis Alter was an American pianist, songwriter and composer born in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
When 13 he began playing piano in theaters showing silent films. He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music under Stuart Mason. Initially he played in vaudeville houses as an accompanist for top billings such as Nora Bayes touring the United States and abroad.. His best known composition is probably Manhattan Serenade (1929).
When 13 he began playing piano in theaters showing silent films. He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music under Stuart Mason. Initially he played in vaudeville houses as an accompanist for top billings such as Nora Bayes touring the United States and abroad.. His best known composition is probably Manhattan Serenade (1929).
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Louis Alter (1902-1980) has at least 4 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
 DoloresMusic by: Louis Alter. Words by: Frank Loesser Performed by: Phil Regan, Lilian Cornell, Virginia Dale, Constance Moore
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 Manhattan SerenadeMusic by: Louis Alter. Words by: Harold Adamson
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Melody From the Sky, A Music by: Louis Alter. Words by: Sidney D Mitchell
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 You Turned the Tables on MeMusic by: Louis Alter. Words by: Sidney D. Mitchell
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Lincoln Mayorga | Sophisticated Innocence | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)      |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 37 works by Louis Alter (1902-1980).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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| Piano Phun | 1925 |  |
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| Few Moments at the Piano | 1926 | ||
| Hugs and Kisses | 1926 | Raymond Klages (words) |  |
| Lopeziana | 1926 | |
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| Marilyn | 1926 | ||
| Au Revoir | 1927 | Hugo Frey (co-author) Ray Klages (words) Joseph Knecht (perf.) |
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| Dolly Dimples | 1927 | Pub. |
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| Blue Shadows | 1928 | Raymond Klages (words) Earl & Bell (perf.) |
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| High Hat | 1928 | ||
| Ivory Lace | 1928 | Pub. | |
| Manhattan Serenade | 1928 | Harold Adamson (words) Jimmy Dorsey (perf.) Tommy Dorsey (perf.) Harry James (perf.) Freddy Martin (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Gotta Feelin' For You | 1929 | Jo Trent (words) Jack Benny (perf.) Joan Crawford (perf.) Marion Davies (perf.) Cliff Edwards (perf.) John Gilbert (perf.) William Haines (perf.) Buster Keaton (perf.) Charles King (perf.) Bessie Love (perf.) Conrad Nagel (perf.) Anita Page (perf.) Norma Shearer (perf.) |
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| Love Ain't Nothin' But the Blues | 1929 | Joe Goodwin (words) Charles King (perf.) Bessie Love (perf.) |
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| My Kinda Love | 1929 | Jo' Trent (words) Frank Fay (perf.) |
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| One For All - All For One | 1929 | Hugo Riesenfeld (co-author) Jo' Trent (words) |
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| That Wonderful Something Is Love | 1929 | Joe Goodwin (words) Joan Crawford (perf.) |
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| If I Were You | 1930 | Leighton K. Brill (words) Harry Ruskin (words) Arr. by S. M. Zoltai |
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| Overnight | 1930 | Billy Rose (words) Charlotte Kent (words) James Barton (perf.) Fanny Brice (perf.) George Jessel (perf.) Borrah Minevitch (perf.) Moss & Fontana (perf.) Arr. by Milt Coleman |
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| Try This For That Tired Feeling | 1930. | ||
| I'm One of God's Children | 1931 | Oscar Hammerstein (words) Harry Ruskin (words) Arr. by S. M. Zoltai |
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| Moon About Town | 1933 | Guy Lombardo (perf.) | Pub. |
| Morning, Noon and Night | 1933 | Arthur Swanstrom (words) Guy Lombardo (perf.) |
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| Rain In My Heart | 1933 | J. Fred Coots (co-author) Arthur Swanstrom (words) |
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| I've Got Sand in My Shoes | 1934 | Arthur Swanstrom (words) Weldon Heyburn (perf.) Isham Jones (perf.) Sally O'Neil (perf.) Herbert Rawlinson (perf.) |
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| Steak and Potatoes (w&m) | 1934 | Lew Brown (co-author) | |
| I Was Taken by Storm | 1935 | Edward Heyman (words) Lawrence Gray (perf.) Florine McKinney (perf.) Marjorie Rambeau (perf.) |
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| Isn't Love the Grandest Thing? | 1935 | Jack Scholl (words) | Pub. |
| ⇑ One in a Million | 1935 | John Scholl (words) Edward Everett Horton (perf.) Guy Kibbee (perf.) Zasu Pitts (perf.) |
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| Rainbow on the River | 1936 | Paul Francis Webster (words) Bobby Breen (perf.) |
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| Thousand Dreams of You, A (w&m) | 1936 | Paul Webste (co-author) Henry Fonda (perf.) Sylvia Sidney (perf.) |
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| You Turned the Tables on Me | 1936 | Sidney D. Mitchell (words) Alice Faye (perf.) |
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| Turn on That Red Hot Heat (w&m) | 1937 | Pub. |
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| Dolores | 1941 | Frank Loesser (words) Lilian Cornell (perf.) Virginia Dale (perf.) Tommy Dorsey (perf.) Constance Moore (perf.) Phil Regan (perf.) |
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| Love Me As I Am | 1941 | Frank Loesser (words) Bob Hope (perf.) Dorothy Lamour (perf.) |
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| Fun to Be Free | 1942 | Edward Heyman (words) | |
| New Orleans | 1946 | Eddie De Lange (words) | |
| Nina Never Knew | 1952 | Milton Drake (words) |
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L. Alter | Blue Shadows (3:08) | Earl & Bell |
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L. Alter | Dolly Dimples (3:11) | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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L. Alter | A Few Moments at the Piano (3:10) | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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L. Alter | Piano Phun (1925) (2:35) | Unknown |