What year was the writer of the music for the 1956 song "Tonight" born?
1918
Tonight (1956 song)
"Tonight" is a popular song with music written by Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and was published in 1956.
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist.
 He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim.
 According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history."
A Smile and a Ribbon
"A Smile and a Ribbon" is a song with music by Mark McIntyre and lyrics by Robert Wells.
 It was recorded by 1950s music act Patience and Prudence (McIntyre's daughters).
 It appeared as the B-side of the single "Tonight You Belong to Me" in 1956. Good Rocking Tonight
"Good Rocking Tonight" was originally a jump blues song released in 1947 by its writer, Roy Brown and was covered by many recording artists.
 The song includes the memorable refrain, "Well I heard the news, there's good rocking tonight!"
 The song anticipated elements of rock and roll music. Carter Family
The Carter Family is a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956.
 Their music had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, Southern Gospel, pop and rock musicians as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s.
 They were the first vocal group to become country music stars.
 Their recordings of songs such as "Wabash Cannonball", "Can the Circle Be Unbroken", "Wildwood Flower", "Keep On the Sunny Side" and "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" made these songs country standards.
 The latter's tune was used for Roy Acuff's "The Great Speckled Bird", Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life" and Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", making the song a hit all over again in other incarnations. Paralyzed (Elvis Presley song)
"Paralyzed" is a 1956 song recorded by Elvis Presley for his album "Elvis".
 The song was recorded on September 2, 1956, and has been well received by modern music critics.
 The song was written by Otis Blackwell, with Elvis receiving partial song-writing credit. Love Me Tender (song)
"Love Me Tender" is a 1956 song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music from the eponymous 20th Century Fox film.
 The words and music are credited to Ken Darby under the pseudonym "Vera Matson", the name of his wife, and Elvis Presley.
 The RCA Victor recording by Elvis Presley was no. 1 on both the "Billboard" and "Cashbox" charts in 1956.
 The song was adapted from the tune of "Aura Lee", a sentimental Civil War ballad.
 The song is also featured in many other films such as "FM, Touched By Love, This is Elvis, Porky's Revenge, Wild at Heart, Die Hard 2, Honeymoon in Vegas, Backbeat, Gaudi Afternoon, Machine Gun Molly, , William Eggleston in the Real World, California Dreamin', Love in Space, Devil's Due, Just Before I Go," and "90 Minutes in Heaven." Scotty McCreery
Scott Cooke "Scotty" McCreery (born October 9, 1993) is an American country music singer.
 He won the tenth season of "American Idol" on May 25, 2011.
 His debut studio album, "Clear as Day", was released in October 2011 and was certified platinum in the United States.
 The album includes the top 20 country songs, "I Love You This Big" and "The Trouble with Girls".
 McCreery released a Christmas album, "Christmas with Scotty McCreery", in October 2012 and it has been certified gold.
 He released his third album, "See You Tonight," in October 2013.
 The first single from the album, also called "See You Tonight", became his first song to reach the top ten on "Billboard's "Country charts. Be Mine Tonight (Th' Dudes song)
Be Mine Tonight was the debut single from New Zealand band Th' Dudes.
 It was released in May 1979 as a Double A-side with Walking In Light and reached No. 36 on the New Zealand music charts.
 Be Mine Tonight won Single of the Year at the 1979 New Zealand Music Awards.
 It was voted 27th best New Zealand Song of the 20th Century by APRA members and featured on the Nature's Best CD. Night Lights (Nat King Cole song)
"Night Lights" is a 1956 song by written by Sammy Gallop and Chester Conn, recorded by Nat King Cole, and released as a single on the Capitol Records label.
 The song reached number 17 on the Best Sellers in Stores chart in "Billboard" Magazine.
 It was ranked as one of the top songs of the year by "Billboard" in 1956.
 The B-side, "To the Ends of the Earth", was written by the Sherman Brothers.