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April 8, 1985 (87 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
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John Frederick Coots
John Frederick Coots was an American songwriter. He composed over 700 popular songs and over a dozen Broadway shows. In 1934, Coots wrote the melody with his then chief collaborator, lyricist Haven Gillespie, for the biggest hit for them both "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town." The song became one of the biggest sellers in American history. In 1934, when Gillespie brought him the lyrics to "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", Coots came up with the skeleton of the music in just ten minutes. Coots took the song to his publisher, Leo Feist Inc., who liked it but thought it was "a kids' song" and didn't expect too much from it. Coots offered the song to Eddie Cantor who used it on his radio show that November and it became an instant hit. The morning after the radio show there were orders for 100,000 copies of sheet music and by Christmas sales had passed 400,000.
Birth nameJohn Frederick Coots
Also known asJ. Fred Coots
BornMay 2, 1897
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 8, 1985, New York City, U.S.
GenresTin Pan Alley
Occupation(s)Composer
InstrumentsPiano
Associated actsHaven Gillespie

About John Frederick Coots

Songwriter John Frederick Coots was born on May 2, 1897 in New York, United States (He dies at the age of 87, on April 8, 1985).

For All We Know, he is most known for writing Santa Claus Is Coming to Town and composing the soundtrack. He composed around 700 songs.

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John Frederick Coots before becoming famous

John Frederick Coots was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1897 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rooster (雞).

He began his career as a piano player and stock boy in a music store.

Achievement of John Frederick Coots

In 1972, he was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

John Frederick Coots's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He learned to play the piano from his mother when he was a child in New York City.

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John Frederick Coots Collabed with

He and Composer Haven Gillespie collaborated on the song Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.

Haven Gillespie (1888 - 1975) (Composer)
Haven Gillespie (1888 - 1975)

Composer

John Frederick Coots Income & Net worth

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