This letter to the late Harold Davison regarding a request by Harold for me to write a party lyric for Arthur Crames and regarding the Sammy Cahn Obituary Lyric:
Harold Davison 29 August 1994
The Addison
1500 South Ocean Boulevard
Appt S101
Boca Raton
Florida
33432 USA
Dear Harold
SATIRICAL SONGS
It was a pleasure to speak with you on the phone yesterday. I shall work on the Arthur Crames song and shall send you a first draft as soon as I am able.
In the meanwhile, to wet your appetite, I enclose the Sammy Cahn Obituary Song, which I wrote in January 1993 just after he died. I thought that Gary had sent it to you at the time, but hope that this tribute, like the great man’s work, is timeless.
Yours sincerely
Ian Harris
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