Mel Leven

Melville A. Leven (11 November, 1914–17 December, 2007) was an American composer and lyricist who had a long association with the Walt Disney Company, although he also wrote songs for Peggy Lee ("Every Time"), The Andrews Sisters ("Commoners Boogy"), Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, and Les Brown, among others.

Birth and Death Data: Born Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America), Died December 17, 2007 (California (state of the United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-064408 10-in. 5/26/1941 Mrs. Austin from Boston Joe Reichman Orchestra ; Larry Neill ; Margie Stuart Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet songwriter  
Victor BS-071651 10-in. 1/20/1942 Ya lu-blu (I love you) Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Al Lane Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor D9VB-0649 10-in. 5/25/1949 Ona the tarantellona Charles Dant ; Dennis Day ; The Rhythmaires Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D9VB-0758 10-in. 9/23/1949 I ain't happy, Pappy Dale Evans Female vocal solo, with string band songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Leven, Mel," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/327255.

Leven, Mel. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/327255.

"Leven, Mel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/327255

External Sources

Wikipedia: Mel Leven

Discogs: Mel Leven

IMDb: Mel Leven

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Leven, Mel - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90714928

Wikidata: Mel Leven - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3069430

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/44483397

MusicBrainz: Mel Leven - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/eb4b4404-9266-44f9-8211-6648a84b917e

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