Bud Green

American songwriter, born on 19 November 1897 in Podhajce, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Pidhaitsi, Ukraine]⎯ died on 2 January 1981 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.

Green emigrated with his family to New York in 1907. He wrote the lyrics to "Sentimental Journey" (1944, music by [a=Les Brown] and [a=Ben Homer]) and other hits, including "Alabamy Bound" (1924, with [a=Buddy G. De Sylva], music by [a=Ray Henderson]) and "Once In A While" (1937, music by [a=Michael Edwards (3)]).

He collaborated on both the words and music of "That's My Weakness Now" (1928, with [a=Sam H. Stept]) and "Flat Foot Floogee" (1938, with [a=Slim Gaillard] and [a=Slam Stewart]). In 1975, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.