[Dixielandjazz] not exactly OKOM, but: obit for Bart Howard, the composer of "Fly Me to the Moon''

[david richoux]

Bart Howard, the composer of ``Fly Me to the Moon'' and of cabaret 
songs recorded by Mabel Mercer, Johnny Mathis and many others, died 
Saturday in Carmel, N.Y. He was 88 and lived in North Salem, N.Y.

The cause was complications from a stroke, said his companion of 58 
years, Thomas Fowler.

Mr. Howard's signature song, originally titled ``In Other Words,'' was 
introduced in 1954 by the cabaret singer Felicia Sanders. Its 
popularity spread after Peggy Lee sang it on ``The Ed Sullivan Show'' 
in 1960, and it became a bona fide hit in a 1962 bossa nova 
instrumental version by Lee's conductor, Joe Harnell.

more at 
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/8026769.htm

Dave Richoux