Warren, Harry
(1893–1981)> COMPOSER
Harry Warren Composer Salvatore Guaragna, Brooklyn, New York, December 24, 1893; Los Angeles, California, September 22, 1981. Warren’s parents were Italian immigrants; his shoemaker father changed the family name to Warren when Harry was five years old. As a youngster , Harry sang in the church choir and played his father’s accordion; as a young teen, he got some work as a drummer that led to a brief tour with a carnival band. Around 1910, he began playing the piano, working in local cafés…