Russian-born American songwriter with several hit songs to his credit. His family came to America from Russia when he was six years old. A natural musician, he was trained at the Juilliard School in New York, where he grew up. As Sam Medoff, he formed a band called Sam Medoff and His Yiddish Swing Orchestra and worked extensively in radio. He changed his name to Dick Manning in 1948 as he was finding success as a songwriter. Among his hits (for singers such as Perry Como and Kate Smith) were "Pa...
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