Who wrote the song the little drummer boy?
"The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. First recorded in 1951 by the Trapp Family Singers, the song was further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone Chorale; the Simeone version was re-released successfully for several years and the song has been recorded many times since.
Who actually wrote the song the little drummer boy?
Katherine Kennicott Davis
The Little Drummer Boy
In 1957 it was recorded, with a slightly altered arrangement by Jack Halloran for his "Jack Halloran Singers" on their Dot Records album "Christmas Is A-Comin"'. This arrangement is the one commonly sung today. However, the recording was not released as a single that year. In response to this, Dot's "Henry Onorati" introduced the song to his friend, Harry Simeone. When 20th Century Fox Records contracted Simeone to make a Christmas album the following year, Simeone hired many of the same singers that had sung in Halloran's version and made a near-identical recording with his newly created "Harry Simeone Chorale". It was released on their album "Sing We Now of Christmas". The only difference between Simeone's version and Halloran's version, was that Simeone's contained finger cymbals, and had been retitled "The Little Drummer Boy".. Simeone and Onorati claimed and received joint composition credits with Davis, although Simeone did not actually compose, write, or arrange it.
Who did not write the song the little drummer boy but received joint composition credits anyway?
Henry Onorati Harry Simeone
The Little Drummer Boy
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It is headed "Czech Carol freely transcribed by K.K.D.", these initials then deleted and replaced with "C.R.W. Robinson", a name under which Davis sometimes published.
The Little Drummer Boy
In 1957, the song was recorded with an altered arrangement by Jack Halloran for his Jack Halloran Singers on their Dot Records album Christmas Is A-Comin'. This arrangement is the one commonly sung today.
The Little Drummer Boy
Popular Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy" was written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. Davis published the song as "Czech Carol freely transcribed by K.K.D.", although her initials were later replaced with her pseudonym C.R.W. Robinson. The version of the song most commonly sung today was arranged by Jack Halloran for Dot Records, which led to Dot producer Henry Onorati and his friend Harry Simeone releasing a near-identical version of the song for which they claimed and received joint composition credits with Davis, despite never composing, writing, or arranging the piece.