John Blackburn
Songwriter
1913 – 2006
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Who was John Blackburn?
John M. Blackburn was a lyricist, perhaps best remembered for writing the lyrics to "Moonlight in Vermont".
He was raised in Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.
He traveled with a puppet theater that brought him to Vermont, inspiring the lyrics to "Moonlight in Vermont", the music was composed by Karl Suessdorf. It was introduced by Margaret Whiting in 1944.
In 1957, Oscar Peterson recorded Blackburn's "Susquehanna".
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- Born
- Oct 19, 1913
- Also known as
- Johnny Blackburn
- Blackburn, John
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Employment
- Selective Records
- Lived in
- Ohio
- Los Angeles
- Died
- Nov 15, 2006
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on July 23, 2013
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