Welcome to TIMBERG ALLEY.COM, featuring the Tin Pan Alley
world of Sammy Timberg along with some of the people and
ideas that surround his legacy. This web site was produced
in an effort to entertain, educate and inform those interested
in Sammy Timberg and that remarkable art deco setting wherein
he thrived.
Here you can visit the magical, musical back streets (alleys)
of this web site to:
- Sample Sammy Timberg music from the cartoons and other
sources (now released in CD),
- read biographies of others in his family,
- Peruse performance plans and projects,
- Discover links to other web sites about his era,
- Learn how to contact us to:
- Develop some of your own projects with Sammy Timberg music
- Become involved in some of ours
Book concerts and purchase CDs
- Purchase
products as they become available or simply just…
- Read,
watch, listen and enjoy it all – just for
the fun of it.
A
Brief Description
Sammy
is primarily noted for the musical vitality he provided
for the celluloid antics of such animation icons as
Betty Boop, Popeye, Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Bluto, Superman,
Casper the Friendly Ghost, Raggedy Ann and Andy to name
a few.
Did
you also know he wrote for many early Broadway shows
and has a vast catalogue of yet unpublished works written
with peers, Sammy Cahn and Buddy Kaye? Did you know
he studied with Rubin Goldmark, the same teacher as George
Gershwin and wrote a Jazz Rhapsody, played at the same
time as Gershwin’s, “Rhapsody
in Blue”? His Jazz Rhapsody also received rave
reviews but was put in a drawer for all these years because
he incorrectly thought there were contractual issues
preventing him from playing it again.
On
August 26, 1992, Sammy Timberg passed away. Shortly
following, I became aware of his vast catalogue of musical
works - wonderful, exciting, toe-tapping compositions
that were lost in the stacks of the Library of Congress
or found in old drawers and trunks. Being Sammy Timberg’s
daughter, you may find it hard to imagine why I never
really understood the depths of my Dad’s career
during his lifetime. His interests always focused on
composing new music, looking ahead. He merely alluded
to past accomplishments. Rarely did he discuss his early
musical contributions for cartoons or Broadway shows.
In
an effort to play the newly discovered music 
and share
it with audiences, presentations were developed to
perform it in several venues and it was more than enthusiastically
received. These include a jazz and classical concert,
a CD, now out, with more CD’s envisioned, nightclub
engagements, an original Broadway show, still in the
development stage, a documentary and an upcoming non-profit
organization. We performed at cabarets, universities
and corporate events. Sammy Timberg was offered tributes
to his music through shows developed at Lincoln Center
and The World Animation Celebration.
So
meander down the by-gone era,
timbergalley.com. Follow
the winding paths of delightfully delectable cartoon
music wizardry. Wander through the way-laid compositions
from the early Broadway shows and still unpublished
compositions. Enjoy, discover and explore, as I have,
and see why I decided to put Back Street (the street
of forgotten scores, often lost behind cartoon sound
tracks) back on Main Street where they belong.
Welcome to Timberg Alley!
MBERG
ALLEY
