Hilliard, Bob
(1918–1971)> LYRICIST OF THE 1940S-1950S
Bob Hilliard Lyricist of the 1940s-1950s New York City, January 21, 1918; Hollywood, California, February 1, 1971. Hilliard’s first success was 1946’s “The Coffee Song,” with music by Dick Miles, a hit for Frank Sinatra, followed by 1947’s “The Big Brass Band from Brazil,” with music by Carl Sigman , a hit on record for the Andrews Sisters and Danny Kaye, among others. “Dear Hearts and Gentle People” (1949) has music by Sammy Fain. It was an enormously popular song, thanks to Dinah Shore…