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Vernon Duke

Vernon Duke (10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1903 – 16 January 1969) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love," with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche (1940), "I Can't Get Started," with lyrics by Ira Gershwin (1936), "April in Paris," with lyrics by E. Y. ("Yip") Harburg (1932), a…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
October 27th, 1903
Died
January 16th, 1969
Labels
Atlantic
RCA
Chandos
Mercury Records
Deja Vu Records
Last updated: January 14th, 2015·MusicBrainz

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