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Paul Baron

real name Paul Girlando

Paul Baron is credited on 935 releases across 236 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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American conductor and songwriter.
Born October 1, 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Died on March 22, 1985 in Italy, Rome.
For the trumpet player, see Paul Baron.
Though he wrote other songs, he is mostly known for a song he helped edit but was given full co-writing credit for: "Rum and Coca Cola". After the song hit #1 by The Andrew Sisters, lawsuits followed. These went on until it was settled in 1948-9, allowing him to keep copyright but he, Morey Amsterdam and Jeri Sullivan had to pay $150,000 to the original lyricist and composer of the song in Trinidad.
Baron composed the music for the film "Toward the Unknown" (1956).
Baron worked as a radio announcer in Bridgeport, Connecticut before forming his band. Over the years his band featured vocalist Vera Holly and the Howard Smith Trio.

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