Ludwig Flato

Composer, songwrier, composer and pianist, educated in Europe and at Juilliard, and a music student of Hall Overton and Leopold Mitman. He was piano accompanist to Florian ZaBach and Jeanne Mitchell, and accompanist to Frank Parker, the Andrews Sisters, and the Buffalo Bills. He joined the CBS staff in 1945 and worked with the Arthur Godfrey musical staff for eighteen years, also writing special material. Later, he worked for Jackie Gleason and other television shows. Joining ASCAP in 1955, his chief musical collaborator was Moe Jaffe, and his popular-song compositions include "Let Me Love You" and "My Lady Won't Be Here Tonight".