Sammy Gallop (March 16, 1915 – February 24, 1971 ^{[1] [2]}) was an American lyricist, known for his big band and swing songs of the 1940s and 1950s. ^[3]

Biography

Gallop was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He originally worked as a surveyor and draftsman. ^[4] On February 24, 1971, Gallop died by suicide in Encino, California. ^{[1] [5]} Some records mentioned his name as Gallup.

Works

• "Boogie Woogie Maxixe" (words and music by Sammy Gallop, Gil Rodin, & Bob Crosby) ^[6]
• "Cry My Heart" (words and music by Sammy Gallop, Jimmy Saunders, & Ricky Vallo) ^[7]
• "Cradled in the Arms of Love" (music by Michael P. Grace and Helmy Kresa) ^[8]
• "Glory Be & Hallelujah" (music by Jerry Livingston) ^[13]
• "Blossom on the Bough" (music by Carl Sigman) ^[14]
• "I Dare to Dream" (music by Michael Grace & Carl Tucker) ^[9]
• "I'm Not Walking, I'm Dancing" (music by Michael Grace) ^[15]
• " Caribbean Clipper" (music by Jerry Gray) ^[10]
• " Count Every Star" (music by Bruno Coquatrix) ^[10]
• " The Clock in the Tower" (music by Guy Wood) ^[10]
• " Elmer's Tune" (music by Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens) ^[10]
• " Forgive My Heart" (music by Chester Conn) ^[10]
• " Half As Lovely Twice As True" (music by Lew Spence) ^[10]
• " Holiday for Strings" (music by David Rose) ^[10]
• " Maybe You'll Be There" (music by Rube Bloom) ^[10]
• " My Lady Loves to Dance" (music by Milton DeLugg) ^[10]
• " No Good Man" (music by Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham) ^[10]
• " The Sentimental Touch" (music by Albert Van Dam) ^[16]
• " Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy" (music by Guy Wood) ^[10]
• " Somewhere along the Way" (music by Kurt Adams) ^[10]
• " There Must Be a Way" (music by David Saxon) ^[10]
• " Uninvited Dream" (music by Burt Bacharach) ^[10]
• " Wake the Town and Tell the People" (music by Jerry Livingston) ^[10]
• " Way I Feel About You" (music by Doc Severinsen and Tommy Newsom) ^[10]
• " You're Gonna Hate Yourself in the Mornin'" (music by Larry Stock and Ira Schuster) ^[10]

References