Dave Barbour(1912-1965)
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Composer, songwriter ("Manana", "It's A Good Day"), guitarist,
conductor and arranger, educated at Flushing High School and in private
music study. He was a guitarist in the bands of
Wingy Manone and
Red Norvo, then joined the
Artie Shaw and
Benny Goodman orchestras. He
conducted and arranged for record companies and joined ASCAP in 1947,
collaborating with Peggy Lee and
Henry Beau. His other popular-song
compositions include: "You Was Right, Baby"; "What More Can a Woman
Do?"; "I Don't Know Enough About You"; "Forever Paganini"; "Forever
Nicki" and "Just an Old Love of Mine".
