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Ann Ronell (née Rosenblatt; December 25, 1905 – December 25, 1993) was an American composer and lyricist. She was best known for the standards "Willow Weep for Me" (1932) and "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" (1933).
Ann Ronell was a composer, lyricist, and pianist who wrote for film and Tin Pan Alley. She was mentored by George Gershwin and composed "Willow Weep for Me", a jazz standard with over 800 recordings.
Dec 30, 1993 · Ann Ronell, who was writing popular songs and film scores when women were not writing much American music at all, has died. Jackie Laster said her longtime friend, who was the widow of film...
The singer asks of the willow tree, “weep for me,” “bend your branches,” “whisper to the wind,” and “murmur to the night.”. Within the second “A” section there’s a wisp of a clue as to the cause of the melancholy: “Gone my lover’s dream, lovely summer’s dream.”.
Curated by CMCB faculty member, Akela Franklin, this concert shines a spotlight on the often overlooked female composers, songwriters, and lyricists of Tin Pan Alley.
The Ted Fio Rito band gets credit for the earliest (October 29, 1932) recording of Ann Ronell’s unusual song, but Whiteman’s catchy arrangement with the Iren...
Ann Ronell. One of the first successful female composers working in Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley, Ann Ronell was born in Omaha, NE, on December 28, 1908 (some sources alternately list 1906). She attended Radcliffe….
