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	Topics Bart Howard Topic Home Bart Howard (born Howard Joseph Gustafson; June 1 1915 — February 21 2004) was the composerComposer Summary A composer is a person who writes music.... and writer of the famous jazzJazz Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Af... standard "Fly Me To The MoonFly Me to the Moon "Fly Me to the Moon" is a pop standard song written in 1954 by Bart Howard.... ", which was performed by singers (among others) Frank SinatraFrank Sinatra Summary Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor.... , Ella FitzgeraldElla Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as Lady Ella , was considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20t... , Nancy WilsonNancy Wilson (singer) Nancy Wilson is an American singer whose sixty-plus albums have blended jazz and pop music.... , Della ReeseDella Reese Della Reese, is a famous American actor and singer.... , Diana KrallDiana Krall Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC is a popular Canadian Jazz pianist and singer. ... , and Astrud GilbertoAstrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto is a Brazilian singer best known for her samba and bossa nova music.... and pianists like Vince GuaraldiVince Guaraldi Vince Guaraldi was an American jazz musician and pianist best known for composing music for animated adaptations of the P... , Nat King ColeNat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole was a popular American singer, songwriter, and jazz piani... , Oscar PetersonOscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, O.Ont.... , and Ellis Marsalis, Jr.Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Ellis Marsalis is an American musician.... . Howard was born in Burlington, IowaBurlington, Iowa Burlington is a city in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States.... . He began his career as an accompanist at the age of 16 and played for Mabel MercerMabel Mercer Mabel Mercer was an English-born cabaret singer who performed in the United States, Britain, and Europe with the greats in j... , Johnny MathisJohnny Mathis John Royce Mathis, known popularly as Johnny Mathis, is an icon and American popular music singer.... and Eartha KittEartha Kitt Eartha Mae Kitt is an actress, singer, and cabaret star whose mother was African American and Cherokee, and whose father was... , among others. It 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 LeePeggy Lee Overview Peggy Lee was an American jazz singer and songwriter.... sang it on The Ed Sullivan ShowThe Ed Sullivan Show *The Ed Sullivan Show* was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, and was hosted... 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 YorkCarmel, New York Carmel is a town located in Putnam County, New York, USA.... . External links r>