Biography
Lyricist Bud Green entered the world in Austria on November 19, 1897 and spent most of his upbringing in the United States. His first substantial success arrived in 1924 with the hit “Alabamy Bound,” written in tandem with B.G. DeSylva and Ray Henderson. A long-running collaboration with composer Sam Stept began in 1928 and opened with Helen Kane’s recording of “That’s My Weakness Now.” While concentrating chiefly on Hollywood assignments in the ensuing years, the pair turned out a string of widely performed numbers such as “Love Is a Dreamer,” “The Wearing of the Green,” “When They Sang,” “The World Is Yours and Mine,” “There’s a Tear for Every Smile in Hollywood,” “For the Likes of You and Me,” “Liza Lee,” “Do Something,” and “I’ll Always Be in Love With You.” Outside that partnership Green joined composer Michael Edwards on the 1937 hit “Once in a While” and, the next year, united with Slim Gaillard and Slam Stewart on “Flat Foot Floogee.” The enduring standard “Sentimental Journey,” created with Ben Homer and bandleader Les Brown in 1944, stands as his most celebrated work. Green passed away in Yonkers, NY, on January 2, 1981.
Singles
