Harry Akst
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Harry Akst was one of the quintessential Tin Pan Alley composers, churning out dozens of hits during the 1920s, including classics of the form like "Am I Blue?," "Baby Face," "Dinah," "First, Last and Always," "Stella," and "Travelin' Light." Born in New York City in 1894, Akst joined Irving Berlin's publishing company in 1919 as a staff pianist and -- with Berlin's lyrical help -- composed his first hit, "Home Again Blues," two years later. (It was Berlin's last collaborative composition.) In...
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