Tom Glazer(1914-2003)

Composer, songwriter ("Melody of Love", "Skokiaan", "More", "A Worried Man", "On Top of Spaghetti"), author and singer, educated at City College of New York. He played tuba and string bass in military and jazz bands, and sang in choirs in New York and Philadelphia, eventually turning to folk-singing and making his Town Hall debut in New York in 1948. He also appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the White House, and gave a number of children's concerts besides making many recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1949, his other popular-song compositions include "Old Soldiers Never Die", "Don't Weep, Don't Mourn, Don't Worry", "A Dollar Ain't a Dollar Any More", "Care", "Ballad for the Babe", "Mama Guitar" and "Till We Two Are One".