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June Days
Opened 1925
84 performances
Musical, Early
A summer-themed musical comedy celebrating the joys and romantic possibilities of the season, featuring an ensemble cast in a series of songs, sketches, and dance numbers set against lighthearted summertime scenarios in 1920s New York.
- Music
- J. Fred Coots
- Lyrics
- Clifford Grey
- Book
- Cyrus Wood
Productions1 on Broadway
John Frederick Coots, better known as J. Fred Coots or Fred Coots, (May 2, 1897 – April 8, 1985) was an American songwriter. He composed more than 700 popular songs and more than a dozen Broadway shows. In 1934, Coots wrote the melody with his then chief collaborator, lyricist Haven Gillespie, for the biggest success of either man's career, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town." The song became one of the biggest sellers in American history. In 1934, when Gillespie brought him the lyrics to "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town", Coots developed the outline of the melody in just ten minutes. Coots took the song to his publisher, Leo Feist, who liked it but thought it was "a kids' song" and didn't expect…
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