Edgar Leslie
Edgar Leslie
Top Songs
| 1 | Style | ||
| 2 | Senza Ritorno | ||
| 3 | Lazy Sunday | ||
| 4 | In Time | ||
| 5 | In the Ocean |
Albums
Apr 2024 • 10 songs
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Biography
Tin Pan Alley lyricist Edgar Leslie enjoyed a long and successful career co-authoring songs for stage and screen, with "Moon Over Miami" ranking as perhaps his best-remembered work. Leslie was born December 31, 1885, in Stamford, CT, and raised in New York, where he began penning songs for vaudeville acts; he got his start as a professional songwriter in 1909 with the publication of "Lonesome." He soon began working frequently with the young Irving Berlin, setting lyrics to "I Didn't Go Home at All," "Sadie Salome (Go Home!)," and "Someone's Waiting for Me (We'll Wait, Wait, W...