Biography

Bob Carleton(1896-1956)

Actor
Soundtrack

Composer, songwriter ("Ja Da"), and pianist. After a public-school education, he served in the US Navy during World War I, and wrote musicals for the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois. Joining ASCAP in 1942, his other popular-song compositions include "Teasin'", "I've Spent the Evening In Heaven", "I've Got to Break Myself of You", and "Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans".

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L'esprit fait du swing

7.2

Soundtrack("Ja-Da (Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Jing, Jing, Jing!)")

1945

Nouvelle-Orléans

6.8

Soundtrack("Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans" (1947))

1947

Before I Disappear

7.2

Soundtrack("Ja Da")

2014

Smile

7.1

Soundtrack("Ja-Da" (1918))

1975

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Actor

Fall Guy
5.9
- Pianist (uncredited)
- 1947
Bringing Up Father
6.2
- Bob - the Piano Player
- 1946

Soundtrack

Before I Disappear
7.2
- writer: "Ja Da"
- 2014
Big Time Rush
6.5
TV Series
- writer: "Ja-Da"
- 2012
Cook Off!
4.4
- writer: "Ja-Da"
- 2007
Wild Man Blues
6.9
- lyrics: "Ja Da"
- music: "Ja Da"
- 1997
Hollywood Cow-Boy
6.5
- writer: "Ja-Da" (uncredited)
- 1975
Smile
7.1
- writer: "Ja-Da" (1918)
- 1975
Bandstand
7.9
TV Series
- writer: "Ja-Da (Ja Da, Ja Da, Jing, Jing, Jing!)"
- 1963
Les pièges de Broadway
6.6
- writer: "Ja-Da" (uncredited)
- 1960
Dobie Gillis
7.7
TV Series
- writer: "Ja-Da (Ja Da, Ja Da, Jing, Jing, Jing!)" (uncredited)
- 1960
Millionnaire de cinq sous
7.1
- writer: "Ja-Da" (1918) (uncredited)
- 1959
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
7.8
TV Series
- writer: "Ja-Da"
- writer: "Jada" (uncredited)
- 1957–1958
Treize à la douzaine
7.0
- music: "Ja-Da" (1918) (uncredited)
- 1950
Nouvelle-Orléans
6.8
- Soundtrack ("Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans" (1947))
- 1947
Trap Happy
7.9
Short
- music: "Ja-Da" (uncredited)
- 1946
L'esprit fait du swing
7.2
- writer: "Ja-Da (Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Jing, Jing, Jing!)"
- 1945