Fabian Andre
Template:Short description Fabian Andre (January 8, 1910 – March 30, 1960) was an American composer and bandleader, best known for co-writing the music to the standard "Dream a Little Dream of Me" with Wilbur Schwandt in 1930. [1][2] a popular standard in its time, introduced by Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra,[1] the song was revived in 1968 when covered by the Mamas & the Papas.
As an orchestra leader, he had a hit with the song "Dance of an Ear of Corn" for Columbia Records in July 1940.[3] He released an album of rumbas for Fiesta Records in 1954.[4]
Death
In 1960, Andre was found dead in his hotel room in Mexico City. An autopsy determined the cause of death to be "alcoholic congestion".[5] In 1968, the Mamas and the Papas decided to record "Dream a Little Dream of Me" after member Michelle Phillips heard that Andre, whom she met in her childhood, had supposedly died after falling down an elevator shaft.[1]
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