Information AboutBuck Ram |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT BUCK RAM | |
| 1907 births | |
| 1991 deaths | |
| american music industry executives | |
| american songwriters | |
| jewish american musicians | |
| jewish composers and songwriters | |
| chicago musicians | |
|
Born Samuel Ram in Chicago, Illinois , in 1953 he founded and managed the highly successful African American singing group, The Platters . Erroneously credited with writing the Bing Crosby version of “I'll Be Home for Christmas.” The label on Crosby's recording credits “I'll Be Home for Christmas” to Kent, Gannon, and Ram. Later recordings usually credit only Kent and Gannon. The discrepancy arose from the fact that on December 21, 1942 Buck Ram copyrighted a song titled “I'll Be Home for Christmas (Tho' Just in Memory)” although, it should be noted, that version bore little or no resemblance, other than its title, to the Crosby recording. A song titled “I'll Be Home for Christmas” was also copyrighted on August 24, 1943, by Walter Kent (music) and James “Kim” Gannon (words). Kent and Gannon revised and re-copyrighted their song on September 27, 1943, and it was this version that was made famous by Bing Crosby. Source: The Library of Congress' “Patriotic Melodies” Website at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200000010/default.html Buck Ram died in Las Vegas, Nevada . |
|
|