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Alma Bazel Androzzo (17 October 1912 - 11 October 2001) was an American composer, pianist and songwriter.[1]

Biography

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Alma Androzzo was born Alma Irene Bazel in Harriman, Tennessee, USA. She had no formal musical education but was introduced to the piano at the age of five by her father Carl Frederick Bazel, who was a truck driver.[1]

Androzzo was brought up in Philadelphia where she graduated from high school.[1]

In 1934, she married her first husband Andree Androzzo, a chef born in Morocco. Between 1934 and 1940 they lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her second marriage in 1957 was to a motor mechanic, Royal H Thompson, in Chicago.[1]

Her most famous song If I can help somebody was first recorded by Turner Layton in 1946. Since then it has been recorded by many other artists including Gracie Fields, Billy Eckstein, Harry Secombe, Doris Day, Mahalia Jackson, Joseph Locke, Liberarce and Bryn Terfel.[2]

She is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago.[3]

Published songs

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "ccm :: Thompson, Alma Thompson - Androzzo, Alma Bazel Androzzo, A Bazel Androzzo, Alma B Androzzo". composers-classical-music.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  • ^ "Alma Bazel Androzzo". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  • ^ "Alma Irene Bazel Androzzo Thompson (1912-2001) -..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  • ^ "Schott Music". en.schott-music.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  • ^ "IF I CAN HELP SOMEBODY - Lyrics - International Lyrics Playground". lyricsplayground.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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