“Moon Over Miami”

“Moon Over Miami”

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This sheet music is for the song “Moon Over Miami,” with lyrics by Edgar Leslie and music by Joe Burke. It was published by Irving Berlin, Inc. in New York, New York, in 1935. The cover features an inset photograph of Ken Sparnon, and an image of a Moon above a coastal shoreline reflected in the water while a couple stands arm in arm at the shore serenaded by a trio of guitar playing singers.

Kenneth H. Sparnon (1895-1972) was a pianist, organist, trombonist, and arranger who performed in vaudeville and in movie theater stage shows. He was also music director of radio stations in Syracuse and Rochester, New York and provided consultant services to radio music directors as an employee of the Broadcast Music Inc.

Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
sheet music
publishing date
1935
composer
Burke, Joe
lyricist
Leslie, Edgar
depicted
Sparnon, Ken
publisher
Irving Berlin, Inc.
place made
United States: New York, New York
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
ID Number
1980.0797.01
catalog number
1980.0797.01
accession number
1980.0797
Credit Line
Gift of Arabella S. Sparnon
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Comments

Was the song written to counteract the negative publicity of the 1935 hurricane that caused such destruction in Miami and South Florida? Any source on the motivation to write the song?

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