Ben Trace

Ben Trace
Born	Benjamin Louis Feinberg (1897-10-15)15 October 1897
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	7 July 1973(1973-07-07) (aged 75)
Occupation	Songwriter

Benjamin Louis Trace (né Feinberg; 15 October 1897 – 7 July 1973) was an American songwriter who, from the 1910s through the 1950s, in collaboration with his younger bandleader brother, Al, wrote lyrics to hundreds of popular songs.^[1]

Career

A native of Chicago, Ben Trace wrote the songs which were primarily performed by Al Trace and His Orchestra, including their most successful recording, "You Call Everybody Darlin'", which became a #1 hit in 1948.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; Jaques Cattell Press (1980). ASCAP biographical dictionary. The Archive of Contemporary Music. New York : R.R. Bowker Co. p. 508. ISBN 978-0-8352-1283-0.