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“I'll Always Be in Love with You”

Object Details

Description (Brief)
This sheet music is for the song “I'll Always Be in Love with You,” the theme song from the film “Syncopation.” Herman Green and Ruby Stept composed the music and wrote the lyrics to the song. Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Inc. of New York, New York published the sheet music in 1929. The pink cover features an inset photograph of Morton Downey, who performed the song in the film. Below his portrait photograph is a group photograph of Waring’s Pennsylvania, who starred in the film along with Barbara Bennett, Bobby Watson, and Dorothy Lee.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
lyricist
Green, Bud
composer
Stept, Sam H.
composer; lyricist
Ruby, Herman
retailer
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
publisher
Green & Stept Inc.
date made
1929
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
Object Name
sheet music

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  • Songs of Love:Sheet Music
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