John Frederick Coots
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John Frederick Coots
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John Frederick Coots was an American songwriter. He composed over 700 popular songs and over a dozen Broadway shows. In 1934, Coots wrote the melody with his then chief collaborator, lyricist Haven Gillespie, for the biggest hit 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 came up with the outline of the melody in just ten minutes. C
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Musical artist
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frederick_Coots
date created:
2005-09-22T21:22:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T19:51:58Z
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