Stormy Weather by Harold Arlen (1905-1986)
Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over. In addition to composing the songs for The Wizard of Oz, including the classic 1938 song, “Over the Rainbow,” Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook. “Over the Rainbow,” in fact, was voted the twentieth century’s No. 1 song by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
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Jazz/Broadway. Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin’ All The Time) from “Cotton Club Parade of 1933”. 25 Measures. 2 Pages. Time Signature 4/4. Key of G