Sunny Skylar
Singer, Composer
1913 – 2009
Who was Sunny Skylar?
Sunny Skylar was an American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher. He was born Selig Shaftel in Brooklyn, New York. As a singer, he appeared with a number of big bands, including those led by Ben Bernie, Paul Whiteman, Abe Lyman, George Hall and Vincent Lopez. It was Lopez who changed the singer's professional name from Sonny Schuyler to Sunny Skylar. After the end of the big band era, Skylar continued to sing in nightclubs and theaters until 1952.
Amor
And So to Sleep Again
Bésame Mucho
Gotta Be This or That
Hair of Gold, Eyes of Blue
Love Me with All Your Heart
Where There's Smoke, There's Fire
You're Breaking My Heart
If You Loved Me
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- Born
- Oct 11, 1913
Brooklyn - Also known as
- Sonny Schuyler
- Selig Shaftel
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Ethnicity
- Russian American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
- Died
- Feb 2, 2009
Las Vegas - Resting place
- Paradise Memorial Gardens
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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