Songwriter (Heart of Stone), composer, conductor, pianist, arranger and author. After college, he led his own orchestra, and also conducted orchestras in silent-film theatres. Later he played piano in jazz bands, also on recordings. He also arranged for the orchesras of Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway, and Duke Ellington. Joining ASCAP in 1934, his chief musical collaborators included Fats Waller, 'Irving Mills , 'Clarence Williams' , and others. His other popular-song compositions include I'm C ...[Read Story]