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Doris Fisher (May 2, 1915 – January 15, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter, collaborating both as lyricist and composer. She co-wrote many popular songs in the 1940s, including "Whispering Grass", "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall", "That Ole Devil Called Love", and "Put the Blame on Mame." Her songs were recorded by the Ink Spots, Louis Prima, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters, Pearl Bailey, the Mills Brothers and Ella Fitzgerald amongst others. ==Biography== Fisher was born in New York, the daughter of noted songwriter Fred Fisher.〔''Los Angeles Times'' (January 25, 2003) Dennis McLellan, "Obituaries; Doris Fisher, 87; Co-Wrote String of 1940s Hits Recorded by Bing Crosby, Many Others"〕 Her brothers Dan Fisher ("Good Morning Heartache") and Marvin Fisher ("When Sunny Gets Blue") also became songwriters.〔〔( "ASCAP Songwriter Doris Fisher Dies At 87", ASCAP, January 23, 2003 ). Retrieved 5 May 2014〕 In the late 1930s she sang regularly on radio station WOR with Eddy Duchin's band.〔( Dennis McLellan, "Obituaries: Doris Fisher, 87...", ''Los Angeles Times'', January 25, 2003 ). Retrieved 4 May 2014〕 She also performed with other big bands including Count Basie, and led the vocal group Penny Wise and Her Wise Guys who recorded for the Vocalion label in 1938.〔( Biography by Eugene Chadbourne at Allmusic.com ). Retrieved 4 May 2014〕〔( Pamela Rose, ''Doris Fisher, 1915 - 2003, Queen of the Jukebox'' )〕〔( Discography for Penny Wise and Her Wise Guys ). Retrieved 4 May 2014.〕 Her first hit composition came the same year, co-writing the novelty song "Tutti Frutti" with its performer, Slim Gaillard. Following its success, she began writing songs for Mike Todd's ''Star and Garter'' revue on Broadway.〔( Biography by Jason Buchanan at All Movie Guide ). Retrieved 5 May 2014〕 In 1940 she co-wrote "Whispering Grass" for The Ink Spots with her father.〔 Her most successful songwriting period came after she met lyricist Allan Roberts in 1944, in her father's office at the Brill Building.〔 Within a year of starting to work together, they co-wrote "You Always Hurt the One You Love", a no.1 hit that year for the Mills Brothers; "Good, Good, Good (That's You, That's You)", recorded by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters; "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall", another no. 1 hit for the Ink Spots with Ella Fitzgerald; "That Ole Devil Called Love" recorded by Billie Holiday; "Angelina (The Waitress at the Pizzeria)", a hit for Louis Prima; "Tampico", a hit by Stan Kenton; and "Invitation to the Blues", which she co-wrote with Roberts and Arthur Gershwin, the younger brother of George and Ira Gershwin and which was first recorded by Ella Mae Morse.〔〔 In 1945, she and Roberts were signed by Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures in Hollywood to a seven-year contract to supply songs for films.〔〔("Columbia Pix Sets Two for Tune Staffers", ''Billboard'', 26 May 1945, p.15 )〕 They had immediate success with the songs "Amado Mio" and "Put the Blame on Mame", written for ''Gilda'' starring Rita Hayworth, and in all contributed to about twenty films for the company, including ''Dead Reckoning'' and ''The Lady from Shanghai''.〔 Fisher's other hit compositions included "That's Good Enough for Me" and "Tired", recorded by Pearl Bailey; "Let's Stay Young Forever", and "It's So Easy".〔( Credits at IMDb ). Retrieved 5 May 2014〕 In a 1947 interview, Fisher said that "Allan is the tear-jerker of the team, and I specialize in light stuff." Fisher's "lighthearted, sentimental" compositions were so popular that at the time she was known as the "Queen of the Juke Box."〔〔〔("Doris Fisher, 87, Songwriter For Films and Ella Fitzgerald", ''New York Times'', 25 January 2003 ). Retrieved 5 May 2014〕 She married real estate developer Charles Gershenson in 1947 and left the music business soon afterwards, moving to Detroit, Michigan to raise their two children. She became a collector of antique American furniture, and an advisor on interior design. In the early 1960s she advised President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline on interior design for the White House.〔〔 Fisher and Gershenson divorced in the 1960s, and she returned to Los Angeles, California where she set up a retail business, Cookstores, selling kitchen and dining room items.〔〔 Fisher died at Century City Hospital in Los Angeles in January 2003, aged 87. Her friend, the pianist and singer Michael Feinstein, praised her tenacity and talent in what at the time was a man's world.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Doris Fisher (songwriter)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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