Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane

The songwriting team of composer Hugh Martin and lyricist Ralph Blane earned their greatest renown for Meet Me in St. Louis, the classic 1944 Vincente Minnelli film musical that launched the perennials "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "The Trolley Song." Born August 11, 1914, in Birmingham, AL, Martin studied piano at Birmingham University before making his Broadway debut singing in the 1937 production Hooray for What? He then teamed with castmate Blane to form the vocal quartet the Four Martins, additionally arranging vocals for a number of stage productions, incl...