John Redmond (2)

American lyricist, singer, and music publisher.

Born in Clinton, Massachusetts on February 25, 1906 - died on August 26, 1982.

He was mostly known for his songwriting skills. With [a=James Cavanaugh] and [a=Frank Weldon] he wrote “The Man with the Mandolin” (1939) and two carols, “Christmas in Killarney” and “Thirty-Two Feet and Eight Little Tails (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen).” A collaboration with Cavanaugh and [a=Nat Simon] produced “The Gaucho Serenade” in 1939. May artists of that era has sung his tunes, a.o. [a=Frank Sinatra], [a=Billie Holiday] and [a=Rosemary Clooney]. Redmond is best remembered for his contribution to “I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart,” written with [a=Duke Ellington], [a=Henry Nemo] and [a=Irving Mills] in 1938.

Redmond was a past president of the Song Writers Guild of America and a lifetime member of ASCAP.