In the collection
2 records
Played with
Booker T & The MG's
1 record together
Ron Carter
1 record together
Al Jackson Jr.
1 record together
Booker T. Jones
1 record together
Lewis Steinberg
1 record together
Steve Cropper
1 record together
Donald "Duck" Dunn
1 record together
DuBose Heyward
1 record together
Charles Axton
1 record together
Isaac Hayes
1 record together
Eddie Brigati
1 record together
Felix Cavaliere
1 record together
About
American lyricist (born December 6, 1896 in New York City, New York (USA), died August 17, 1983 in Beverly Hills, California (USA).
Lyrics with Ira only
I Can't Get Started (composed by Vernon Duke)
My Ship (Kurt Weill)
The Man That Got Away (Harold Arlen)
Long Ago (And Far Away) (Jerome Kern)
The older brother of , and . A close friend of E.Y. Harburg, the two worked together writing lyrics. Ira started his career in 1918 under the pen name of Arthur Francis. It was not until 1924 that Ira and George began a collaboration that would prove one of the most successful and prolific in history.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.
From Discogs.