Dick Charles

Who is Dick Charles?

Dick Charles was an American songwriter. His education ended with high school graduation, after which he worked in a Newark photography store as a clerk while engaged in piano playing, arranging, harmony, and composition. During that period he sang in a number of amateur contests. He then became a page at NBC Studios in New York City. Besides being a songwriter, he served as a director of ABC Radio for ten years, produced and directed the Paul Whiteman radio program, and was responsible for creating a number of network programs. In 1954 he started his own recording service.

Among the songs he has written are:

"As the World Turns" with Fay Tishman - used for one season as the theme song for the TV show As the World Turns

"Along the Navajo Trail" with Larry Markes and Edgar De Lange

"Casanova Cricket " with Hoagy Carmichael and Larry Markes

"Corns For My Country" with Leah Worth and Jean Barry

"I'm on the Level With You " with Eddie Waldman

"I Tipped My Hat and Slowly Walked Away" with Larry Markes

"It Takes a Long, Long Train