Who wrote the song "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Q: Who wrote the song "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"A: Lyricist E. Y. "Yip" Harburg and composer Jay Gorney wrote the song "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?".
Q: When was "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" written?
A: The song "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" was written in 1931.
Q: What musical did "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" first appear in?
A: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" first appeared in the 1932 musical New Americana.
Q: What inspired the melody of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
A: The melody of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" is based on a Russian lullaby that Jay Gorney heard as a child.
Q: Who recorded versions of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" that became number one hits on the charts?
A: Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee both recorded versions of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" that became number one hits on the charts.
Q: When were the Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee versions of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" released?
A: Both the Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee versions of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" were released just before Franklin Delano Roosevelt's election to the presidency.
Q: What did the Brunswick Crosby recording of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" come to be viewed as?
A: The Brunswick Crosby recording of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" came to be viewed as an anthem of the shattered dreams of the era.
