Roy Turk
Roy Kenneth Turk was an American songwriter and lyricist, who frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert, with whom he wrote their popular 1929 song "Mean to Me", which became a jazz standard. In 1926 he collaborated with Lou Handman on his best known song, the 1927 hit Are You Lonesome Tonight?, whose best version was the Elvis Presley one, released in 1960. He worked with many other composers, including for film lyrics. Turk was elected posthumously to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Overview
Among his compositions :- 1923 – "My Sweetie Went Away"
- 1927 – "Are You Lonesome Tonight?", popularized in 1960 by Elvis Presley
- 1928 – "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)"
- 1928 – "Mean to Me"
- 1931 – "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)"
- 1931 – "Walkin' My Baby Back Home"
- 1931 – "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" for Bing Crosby
- 1932 – "Love, You Funny Thing!"