Jay Livingston | NAMM.org

Oral History Information

Interview Date

March 7, 1995

Birth Date

March 28, 1915

Deceased Date

October 17, 2001

Job Title

Songwriter

Tags

Songwriters Hall of Fame, Film Scores-Soundtracks, Television, The Sing Era, Jazz, The Oscars, Audio Only, Deceased, Composers/Songwriters

This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Jay Livingston happily wrote the music to accompany the lyrics of his lifelong friend, Ray Evans. They wrote three Oscar winning songs along with the Christmas classic "Silver Bells." The team also wrote for television including the themes for Bonanza and Mr. Ed. The team wrote pop tunes as well as three Broadway musicals including the award-winning Sugar Babies in 1979. Jay and Ray were inducted together into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.