Pianist, composer, conductor, author and songwriter, educated at the Temple School of Music, the French Conservatory (with Fouchet and Decroux), and at the Tadlewski Institute in Nice. He was a pianist in the Jim Europe orchestra, and then with the New York Syncopated Orchestra. He was a soloist in night clubs and theatres in New York, London and Paris, and authored the book "Syncopation". Joining ASCAP in 1955, his chief musical collaborator was Clarence Muse. His popular-song compositions include "No More Sleepy Time", "The Little Things You Do" and "The Hills Are Mine". Reported with photographs: “Philadelphia socialite here for Carpenters 50th anniversary,” 30 Jul. 1964: C3. Wedding anniversary party for Elliott Carpenter, pianist, composer and arranger (2nd from left), and Mauvolyene Carpenter (2nd from right). Also present are a man, possibly Norris Brown, and a women, possibly Marie Lewis. Written on back of photo: Mr. & Mrs. Carpenter (Center) at their___? Anniversary Party.
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African American composers Wedding anniversaries African American conductors (Music) Carpenter, Mauvolyene, 1895-1977 Carpenter, Elliot, 1894-1982
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