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Roy Turk

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American songwriter and lyricist (1892-1934)

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Roy Kenneth Turk was an American songwriter and lyricist, who frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert, with whom he wrote their popular 1929 song "Mean to Me", which became a jazz standard. , which Elvis Presley later revived. He worked with many other composers, including for film lyrics.

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Roy Kenneth Turk was an American songwriter and lyricist, who frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert, with whom he wrote their popular 1929 song "Mean to Me", which became a jazz standard. In 1926 he collaborated with Lou Handman on his best known song, the 1927 hit Are You Lonesome Tonight?, which Elvis Presley later revived. He worked with many other composers, including for film lyrics. Turk was elected posthumously to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

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United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1934 · aged 42
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