Jimmy McHugh

American songwriter

Also known as: James Francis McHugh

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Orig.:: James Francis McHugh

Born:: July 10, 1894, Boston, Mass., U.S.

Died:: May 23, 1969, Beverly Hills, Calif. (aged 74)

Also Known As:: James Francis McHugh

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Jimmy McHugh (born July 10, 1894, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died May 23, 1969, Beverly Hills, Calif.) was a U.S. song composer. McHugh became a Tin Pan Alley song plugger and began writing songs for Broadway and Cotton Club revues. His extensive work for Broadway and Hollywood included collaborations with Frank Loesser, Johnny Mercer, and especially Dorothy Fields, with whom he wrote “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love” and “On the Sunny Side of the Street.”

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