Bob Rothberg
Bob Rothberg (October 28, 1901, New York City, New York – February 1, 1938, New York City, New York) was a Tin Pan Alley songwriter and lyricist. ASCAP 1936. Educ: New York public schools 1915; DeWitt Clinton High School, New York 1919; accountancy and law, New York Law School, Bachelor of Laws 1928. Educated in music and violin with private instructors. Rothberg is interred at on Staten Island.
Songwriting highlights[]
Popeye the Sailor cartoon songs[]
The Popeye Song Folio songbook is a collection of Popeye songs used in cartoons and movies.
- (Bob Rothberg, Sammy Timberg). From "Morning, Noon and Night Club. 1937.
Betty Boop cartoon songs[]
- Be Human - Used in the cartoon "Be Human".
- - Used in the cartoon "Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow".
- - Used in the cartoon "Little Nobody".
- - Used in the cartoon "The Hot Air Salesman".
- - Used in the cartoon "House Cleaning Blues".
- - Used in the cartoon "Whoops! I'm a Cowboy".
- - Used in the cartoon "More Pep".
- - Used in the cartoon "The New Deal Show".
- Service with a Smile - Used in the cartoon "Service With a Smile".
- - Used in the cartoon "The Candid Candidate".
- We Did It (Sammy Timberg and Bob Rothberg) - Used in the cartoon "We Did It".
Color Classics cartoon songs[]
- Bunny Mooning - Song title is "Everybody's Getting Ready for the Wedding".
- Chicken a la King - Song title is "Ducky Wucky".
- Christmas Comes But Once a Year - Song title is "X-mas Comes But Once a Year".
- The Cobweb Hotel - Song title is "Spend the Night at the Cobweb Hotel".
- - Song title is "Humpty Dumpty".
- Hawaiian Birds - Song title is "Birds of a Feather in Hawaii".
- The Little Stranger - Song title is "Little Stranger".
- Peeping Penguins - Song title is "Curiosity Killed a Cat". Also used in the 1995 film Dangerous Minds.
Other cartoons[]
- (Charles Tobias, Bob Rothberg and Joseph Meyer) - 1936 by Irving Berlin, Inc.
Songs[]
- (Benny Davis, J. Fred Coots and Bob Rothberg). 1936 by Schuster & Miller, Inc. Recorded by & His Orchestra.
- (Bob Rothberg, and Vincent Rose).
- (Bob Rothberg, Joseph Meyer). 1937 by Irving Berlin, Inc.
- (Bob Rothberg, ). 1933 by .
- (Bob Rothberg, Dick Leibert). 1934 by Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble, Inc.
- (Henry Halstead, and Bob Rothberg). 1936 by Southern Music Pub. Co., Inc. Signature song of Henry Halstead and his Orchestra.
- (Bob Rothberg, John Klenner). 1933 by Olman Music Corporation. Featured by Bing Crosby.
- (Lou Handman, Bob Rothberg). 1934 by Remick Music. Included on the soundtrack to the 1974 feature film The Front Page (film) starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
- (Bob Rothberg, George W. Meyer and ). 1934 by Famous Music Corp.
- (Bob Rothberg, Alan Grey). 1934 by Remick Music.
- (Bob Rothberg, ). 1934 by DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc.
- (Bob Rothberg, Joseph Meyer). 1936 by Irving Berlin, Inc.
- (Bob Rothberg, and Ray Bloch). 1936 by Superior Music Inc.
- (Bob Rothberg, and Joseph Meyer). 1937 by Joe Davis, Inc. Recorded by Fats Waller.
- It Ain't Right (Bob Rothberg, Joseph Meyer). 1936 by Irving Berlin, Inc.
- (Bob Rothberg, Joseph Meyer). 1936 by Crawford Music Corporation.
- (Bob Rothberg, Milton Berle and ). 1937 by Exclusive Publications Inc.
- (Bob Rothberg, and Freddy Martin). 1936 by Irving Berlin, Inc. Theme song of Freddy Martin and his Orchestra.
- (Bob Rothberg, and Vincent Rose).
- (Bob Rothberg, Joseph Meyer). 1936 by Chappell & Co. Inc.
- Night Wind (Bob Rothberg, Dave Pollock). 1934 by Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc. Recorded by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald and included on the 1957 album Like Someone in Love. Recorded by Taft Jordan and the Mob. Recorded by Janet Klein and included on her 2004 release Living in Sin.
- (Bob Rothberg, Nat Simon and Harold Raymond). 1935 by Superior Music, Inc.
- Summer Serenade (Bob Rothberg, and Vincent Rose). 1934.
- There's a Silver Moon on the Golden Gate (Charles Tobias, Bob Rothberg and Joseph Meyer). 1936 by Irving Berlin, Inc.
- (Bob Rothberg, Alan Grey). 1934 by Keit Music Corp.
- (Bob Rothberg, Joseph Meyer). 1937 by Marlo Music Corp.
- (Bob Rothberg, Ned Miller and Charles Rinker). 1934 by Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble, Inc.
- (Bob Rothberg, Vincent Rose). 1934 by Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble, Inc.
- (Bob Rothberg, Joseph Meyer). 1937 by Irving Berlin, Inc.
- (Bob Rothberg, ). 1933 by Olman Music Corporation. Performed by Recorded by Guy Lombardo and The Royal Canadians.
- (Bob Rothberg, John Klenner). From the songbook House of Soul/House of Blues (#111).
- (Bob Rothberg, Jack Golden). 1935 by Ager, Yellen & Bornstein, Inc. Recorded by Fats Waller.
- (Bob Rothberg, George W. Meyer). Recorded by Fats Waller.
External links[]
- Sammy Timberg Official Site
- Bob Rothberg at IMDb
- Taft Jordan Biograph
- We Did It on YouTube
- Peeping Penguins on YouTube
- The Cobweb Hotel on YouTube
- Every Little Nobody is Somebody on YouTube
- Down In Our Alley on YouTube
- House Cleaning Blues on YouTube
- Whoops I'm a Cowboy on YouTube
- Hawaiian Birds on YouTube
Categories:
- 1901 births
- 1938 deaths
- Jewish American songwriters
- New York Law School alumni
- 20th-century American musicians
- DeWitt Clinton High School alumni