George Cory

George Cory

George CoryGeorge C. Cory Jr. (August 3, 1920 – April 11, 1978) was an American pianist and composer whose most notable work was the music to the song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His partner, Douglass Cross, wrote the lyrics. When the song was written in 1953, Cory and Cross were amateur songwriters who had moved to New York following military service during World War II and had become homesick for the West Coast. After pitching the song unsuccessfully to other artists for about eight years, the song was picked up by Ralph Sharon, Tony Bennett's musical director, who suggested to Bennett that it would be a good song for a 1962 "Happy New Year" engagement scheduled at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Mayor George Christopher and future mayor Joseph L. Alioto were in attendance. After a good response to the song, Bennett recorded it shortly thereafter and released it in February 1962. The song became an enduring hit and in 1969 was named as the official song of San Francisco. The two authors were present at the meeting when the city's board of governors selected it by a unanimous decision.

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I left my Heart in San Francisco sonsufu (908)
4468d ago
2 Piano, Vocal Other
I left my heart in San Fransisco Devero (15)
4879d ago
2 Piano Other
I left my Heart in San Francisco gavranik (19)
4963d ago
5 Piano, Vocal Other
Ivory Tower nyghtpet (6)
4971d ago
3 Piano, Vocal Original
I left my Heart in San Francisco checco (20)
5026d ago
2 Piano Other
I Left My Heart In San Francisco madcatx (29)
5066d ago
2 Piano, Guitar, Bass Original
i left my heart in sanfrancisco sonsufu (908)
5070d ago
5 Piano Book
I left my Heart in San Francisco dajnote (14)
5096d ago
3 Piano Original
I left my heart in San Franscisco goddess-nika (18)
5149d ago
5 Piano, Guitar Original