Bart Howard

Bart Howard

Bart HowardBart Howard (born Howard Joseph Gustafson; June 1, 1915 — February 21, 2004) was the composer and writer of the famous jazz standard "Fly Me To The Moon", which has been performed by singers (among others) Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Della Reese, Diana Krall, June Christy and Astrud Gilberto. It is also played frequently by jazz and popular musicians around the world.

Howard was born in Burlington, Iowa. He began his career as an accompanist at the age of 16 and played for Mabel Mercer, Johnny Mathis and Eartha Kitt, among others.

"Fly Me To the Moon" was first sung in 1954 by Felicia Sanders at the "Blue Angel" club in Manhattan where the composer became M.C. and accompanist in 1951. The song received wide exposure when Peggy Lee sang it on The Ed Sullivan Show several years later. Bart Howard "lived off" this song for the rest of his life, although he had 49 other songs to his credit.

He died, aged 88, in Carmel, New York. He was survived by a sister Dorothy Lind of Burlington, Iowa and by his companion of 58 years, Thomas Fowler.

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Reviewing the Situation bagish207 (216)
3782d ago
3 Piano, Vocal Other
Living Doll sonsufu (908)
4407d ago
2 Piano, Vocal Other
Fly me to the Moon joelletguitar (4)
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1 Piano, Guitar, Vocal, Bass Book
Fly Me To The Moon (Barbershop) ryanphelps20 (9)
4552d ago
4 Vocal Original
From Russia With Love robpiatt (2)
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3 Piano, Guitar, Vocal Original
Fly me to the moon sonsufu (908)
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Oliver bobbiec1031 (298)
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Fly me to the moon woli (16)
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Fly me to the Moon lilutky (1)
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Fly me to the moon Debutant (6)
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Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) silversun (1)
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From Russia With Love ilyalisser (14)
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2 Piano, Guitar, Vocal Original
I'd do Anything sheetsmusic (8)
4869d ago
6 Piano, Vocal Original
Fly me to the moon doveda25 (27)
4869d ago
57 Piano, Drum, Guitar, Trumpet, Vocal, Saxophone, Bass Book
As long as he needs me Lamb2 (3)
4872d ago
3 Piano Original
From Russia With Love jazfern (3)
4872d ago
1 Piano, Guitar, Vocal Original
Fly me to the moon dav1311 (9)
4874d ago
1 Piano, Guitar, Vocal Book
Who Will Buy? aslch (138)
4878d ago
4 Piano, Guitar, Vocal Original
Where Is Love? aslch (138)
4878d ago
2 Piano, Guitar, Vocal Original