Dave Franklin


Dave Franklin was an accomplished American songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Franklin co-wrote "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", which was adopted as the theme song to the Looney Tunes cartoon series. His primary collaborator was lyricist Cliff Friend. His other collaborators included Al Dubin, Isham Jones, Irving Taylor. Franklin worked in vaudeville and night clubs in the U.S. and Europe. According to The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900–1950, by Roger Kinkle, he left school at 13 to work as a pianist in a publishing house. Some of his songs were recorded by Glen Gray, Isham Jones, Guy Lombardo and Frankie Trumbauer.

Shows and films

  • Paramount on Parade
  • That's Right—You're Wrong

Songs

Unknown date

  • Cincinnati Rag
  • If I Had a Magic Carpet
  • Rhythm of the Tambourine

1930

  • I'm Isidore the Toreador

1934

  • Blue Lament
  • I Ain't Lazy, I'm Just Dreaming
  • It's Funny to Everyone But Me

1935

  • Give a Broken Heart a Break
  • I Woke Up Too Soon

1936

  • Breakin' in a New Pair of Shoes
  • I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
  • When My Dreamboat Comes Home

1937

1938

  • I Come From a Musical Family
  • I Must See Annie Tonight
  • There's a Brand New Picture in My Picture Frame
  • Who Do You Think I Saw Last Night?

1939

1941

  • El vals del aniversario

1942

  • The Penny Arcade

1943

  • It's Like Old Times

1944

1945

  • Lily Belle

1946

  • One-zy Two-zy

1947

  • Dreamer's Holiday
  • Lone Star Moon

1949

1950

  • A Good Time Was Had By All
  • A Man Wrote a Song
  • You Are My Love

1954

1958

  • The Voice in My Heart

Audio recordings of songs

1956- John Serry Sr. recorded When My Dreamboat Comes Home for Dot Records
1956 Fats Domino recorded When My Dreamboat Comes Home for Imperial Records
1965 Fats Domino re-recorded When My Dreamboat Comes Home for ABC-Paramount Records