Alec Wilder

Songwriter and composer Alec Wilder created many works in jazz, pop, and classical music ranging from ballads to operas. Born in Rochester, NY, in 1907, Wilder studied at the Eastman School of Music. His first successful song was "All the King's Horses" for the 1930 Broadway production Three's a Crowd, and he received more attention as the decade progressed with compositions that combined jazz and classical. During the 1940s, Wilder wrote many songs that would become standards and more high-profile numbers like "J.P. Dooley," recorded by Harry James, and Benny Goodman's versio...