Le Tari
Le Tari( April 21, 1946 – April 4, 1987) was an American actor who appeared in movies and on television.
Distinctive for his imposing physical stature, broad mustache and lantern jaw, Tari landed a starring role in the 1976 blaxploitation film" Brotherhood of Death".
In the late 1970s, he would make guest appearances on such television programs as" The Jeffersons Starsky and Hutch" and" Happy Days", as well as appear in such feature films as" Fast Break" and" The Onion Field".
Tari's widest exposure would come in the early 1980s, with a recurring role on the television sitcom" Diff'rent Strokes".
On that show, Tari played Ted Ramsey, the adoptive father of Arnold Jackson's best friend, Dudley( Shavar Ross).
After" Diff'rent Strokes", Tari went on to further television guest appearances, and near the end of his life, he returned to film work, appearing in the 1987 films" Hollywood Shuffle" and" Amazon Women on the Moon".
He also appeared in" What's Happening Now!!" as Dr. Blood, a reformed gang banger trying to help the youth center, in the episode" That Old Gang Of Mine".
Tari died of a heart attack in 1987 at the age of 40.
He was buried at the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.
Sammy Fain
Sammy Fain, (born Samuel E. Feinberg) (June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music.
In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatre.
Fain was also a popular musician and vocalist.
On the Evening Train
" On the Evening Train" is a song by Hank Williams.
It appeared on a 1991 album" Hank Williams Songbook".
It is the only song whose authorship is credited to Hank Williams and his wife Audrey Williams, although Audrey maintained that she made contributions to the song" Wedding Bells," which is credited to Williams and his producer Fred Rose.
Wedding Bells (Hank Williams song)
" Wedding Bells" is a song written by Claude Boone and recorded by Hank Williams on MGM Records.
It peaked at No. 2 on the country singles chart in 1949.
Irving Kahal
Irving Kahal( March 5, 1903, Houtzdale, Pennsylvania – February 7, 1942, New York City) was a popular American Jewish song lyricist active in the 1920s and 1930s.
He is best remembered for his collaborations with composer Sammy Fain which started in 1926 when Kahal was working in vaudeville sketches written by Gus Edwards.
Their collaboration lasted 16 years, until Kahal's death in 1942.
Among many fine songs, the stand- out was" You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" on which Pierre Norman lent a hand, which was sung by Maurice Chevalier in the film" The Big Pond"( 1930) effectively becoming his signature tune, and featured by Frank Sinatra on his magisterial album" Songs For Swingin' Lovers".
The Fain/ Kahal catalogue also includes" Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella"( 1928) with Francis Wheeler," Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine"( 1929) with Willie Raskin," By a Waterfall"( 1930)," When I Take My Sugar to Tea"( 1931) with Pierre Norman," I Can Dream, Ca n't I?"( 1938) and" I'll Be Seeing You", which was written in 1938, but became a hit in 1943 especially among the families of servicemen sent overseas.
In 1970, Irving Kahal was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
That Old Gang of Mine (song)
" That Old Gang of Mine" is a 1923 popular song composed by Ray Henderson with lyrics by Billy Rose and Mort Dixon, and published by Irving Berlin, Inc.
It was introduced in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1923 by the vaudeville duo Van and Schenk.
The song became a million- seller.
The song was recorded by many artists in 1923.
On June 5, Billy Murray and Ed Smalle recorded the most popular version of" That Old Gang of Mine"( Victor 19095), which went to# 1 on US charts.
Other recording artists that charted with the song in 1923 were Benny Krueger and His Orchestra( peaked at# 3), Billy Jones and Ernest Hare( peaked at# 6), and The Benson Orchestra of Chicago( peaked at# 6).
The 1923 silent film" The Country Kid" used the song as its musical theme, and sheet music promoting the film was printed.
In 1950, Rose, Dixon, and Henderson filed to regain rights to the song, but the Court ruled that the publisher was entitled to renew its right.
Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine
"Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine)" is a popular barbershop song composed by Sammy Fain with lyrics by Irving Kahal and Willie Raskin.
Published in 1929, the song laments the loss of childhood friendships as they are replaced by adult relationships.
This song was recorded by Gene Austin on February 23, 1929 (Victor 21893), peaking on the US charts at #8.
It was covered by Steve Gibson in 1948 and by The Four Aces in 1954.
It is one of the tracks on Gene Vincent's 1956 debut album "Bluejean Bop" (Capitol T764).
Paul McCartney briefly played the song during the final episode of "The Beatles Anthology", as a commentary on the way The Beatles had grown apart during the years before their break-up.
Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.
Wedding Bells (Jonas Brothers song)
" Wedding Bells" is a song by the Jonas Brothers.
It was written and produced by the member Nick Jonas.

Question: What nationality is the composer of song Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine?
Answer: American