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John Schonberger

aka John Schoenberger

John Schonberger is credited on 1,353 releases across 368 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,353

Credits

368

Albums

8

Decades active

67

In collections

Biography

American songwriter and violinist, best known for co-writing the song "Whispering" with lyricist & brother Malvin Schonberger (as originally credited in 1920).
(Later when the copyright was renewed, according to John Schonberger, the lyrics were not written by Malvin Schonberger but rather Richard Coburn was credited as the lyricist, and Vincent Rose was added as co-composer).
July 22, 1920, original copyright: Lyrics by Malvin Schonberger, music by John Schonberger; © July 22, 1920; 2nd copy July 27, 1920, Class E 486556.
June 11, 1924 copyright: Lyrics by Malvin Schonberger, music by John Schonberger; © June 11, 1924--July 8, 1924.
July 22, 1947, renewal attributes the music to John Schonberger and the lyrics to Malvin Schonberger.
July 27, 1947, renewal attributes the music to John Schonberger and Vincent Rose and the lyrics to Richard Coburn.
The song charted twice in the 1960s. According to Allmusic, there have been over 700 versions of the song.

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Credited work

1,353 releases · 368 albums · active 1950–2022

  • Performance · 1,320
  • Other credits · 43

Studios: Studio Sofrason · Theatre Of Living Arts · Café Campus · Dinemec Studios

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