Johnny Hodges(1907-1970)
- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Composer ("I'm Beginning to See the Light"), saxophonist and songwriter
who was educated in area public schools and then joined dance
orchestras as a saxophonist. By 1927, he had joined the Duke Ellington band.
He has made many recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his other
popular-song and instrumental compositions include "Shady Side",
"What's It All About?", "Mood to be Wooed", "The Hodge Podge", "Jepp's
Blues", "Jitterbug's Lullaby", "Wanderlust", "Wonder of You", "Harmony
in Harlem", "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream", "Crosstown", "Squatty
Roo", and others.
