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Hugh Martin


Born
in Birmingham, Alabama, The United States
August 11, 1914

Died
March 11, 2011

Genre
Music


Hugh Martin was an American musical theater and film composer, arranger, vocal coach, and playwright. He was best known for his score for the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me In St. Louis, in which Judy Garland sang three Martin songs, "The Boy Next Door," "The Trolley Song," and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." The last of these has become a Christmas season standard in the United States and around the English-speaking world. Martin became a close friend of Garland and was her accompanist at many of her concert performances in the 1950s.

Martin wrote the music, and in some cases the lyrics, for five Broadway musicals: Best Foot Forward (1941); Look Ma, I'm Dancin'! (1948); Make a Wish (1951); High Spirits (1964) (music and lyrics, with Tim ...more

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Hugh Martin: The Boy Next Door
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Have Yourself a Merry Littl...
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1999 — 28 editions
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High Spirits: Vocal Selections
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The Trolley Song: Sheet
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The Songs of Hugh Martin: F...
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