Harry Ruby

About the artist

Harry Ruby (January 27, 1895 in New York City – February 23, 1974 in Woodland Hills, California) was a Jewish American songwriter and screenwriter. After failing in his early ambition to become a professional baseball player, Ruby toured the vaudeville circuit as a pianist with the Bootblack Trio and the Messenger Boys Trio, where he met his long-time partner Bert Kalmar. Together, Ruby and Kalmar formed a successful songwriting team until the latter's death in 1947

Top songs

1. Good Boy: I Wanna Be Loved by You
2. Kid from Spain: What a Perfect Combination (Swing-Fox)
3. Thinking Of You
4. The Real McCoys
5. Who's Sorry Now?
6. 3 Little Words
7. Three Little Words
8. Ain't Cha Comin' Out?
9. You Bet Your Life (Hooray for Captain Spaulding)
10. Hooray for Captain Spaulding (You Bet Your Life)

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