Sol Violinsky

Info

Role

Writer

Date of birth

07/03/1885

Date of death

05/05/1963

Place of birth

Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

Sol Violinsky

Biography

Sol Violinsky was a pseudonym for Sol Ginsberg, a violinist, pianist, composer and songwriter who came to the USA in 1901. He was a music director for the Williams Brothers in Pittsburgh, and a vaudeville entertainer in the US and abroad, as well as a violinist in the New York Symphony. Joining ASCAP in 1920, his chief musical collaborators included Ben Ryan, Billy Rose, and William Raskin. His popular-song compositions include "When Frances Dances With Me", "Honolulu Eyes", "Dancing to the Rhythm of My Heart", "You Left Me Out In the Rain", "Tum Tum Tumbling in Love", "When We Get Together in the Moonlight", and "Remember Mother's Day".