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Born Howard Joseph Gustafson; June 1, 1915 — February 21, 2004. Was the composer and writer of the famous jazz standard "Fly Me To The Moon", which has been performed by singers (among others) Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Della Reese, Diana Krall, June Christy and Astrud Gilberto. It is also played frequently by jazz and popular musicians around the world. Howard was born in Burlington, Iowa. He began his career as an accompanist at the age of 16 and played for Mabel Mercer, J
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- human
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- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Burlington
- Place of death
- Carmel
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Fly Me to the Moon
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- piano
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- 1915-06-01
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- 2004-02-21
- birth name
- Howard Joseph Gustafson
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- Bart Howard
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- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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Bart Howard (né Howard Joseph Gustafson, le 1er juin 1915 et décédé le 21 février 2004) était un compositeur et auteur de chansons américain, notamment du standard de jazz Fly Me to the Moon, qui a été interprété par Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Della Reese, Bobby Womack, Diana Krall, June Christy, Brenda Lee, Astrud Gilberto et Nat King Cole... Il est fréquemment joué par des musiciens de jazz et des musiciens populaires dans le monde entier. Bart Howard a écrit la chanson pour son partenaire de 58 ans, .
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