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Otto Harbach

real name Otto Abels Hauerbach

Otto Harbach is credited on 8,768 releases across 2,400 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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8,768

Credits

2,400

Albums

8

Decades active

359

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An American lyricist and librettist, known best for his work on musical comedies. Otto Harbach was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 18, 1873. He collaborated with many of the greatest American musical writers of the early 20th century, including George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Oscar Hammerstein II. He was a charter member of ASCAP and served as the organization's President from 1950-1953. Harbach died in New York City on January 24, 1963.
Inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 1970.

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Credited work

8,768 releases · 2,400 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 9,791
  • Other credits · 46

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Air Studios · Ramport Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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