# Arthur Korb

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{{Short description|American songwriter}}
{{sources exist|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Arthur Korb
| birth_date         = June 21, 1909
| birth_place        = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
| death_date         = March 16, 2003
| death_place        = San Juan, Puerto Rico
| occupation         = Songwriter
}}
'''Arthur Korb''' (June 21, 1909 – March 16, 2003) was an American [songwriter](/source/songwriter) of [popular music](/source/popular_music) songs.

== Early life and education ==
Korb was born in [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts). He attended [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University), earning the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts_(postgraduate)) there in 1930, and a master's degree in music in 1932.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Arthur Korb; Harvard grad composed pop tunes|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-arthur-korb-harvard-gr/185784914/|work=The Boston Globe|date=2003-04-29|access-date=2025-11-28|pages=86|first=Tom|last=Long|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> 

== Career ==
Among the songs which Korb wrote were "Acres of Diamonds," "Autumn Avenue," "The Fool of the Year," "[Go On with the Wedding](/source/Go_On_with_the_Wedding),"<ref name=":0" /> "A Man Is Ten Feet Tall," "My Truly True Love," "She's Gonna Be Mine," "Take Me Home," "It Takes Time", and "Tell Me." The song "It Takes Time" was recorded by [Louis Armstrong](/source/Louis_Armstrong),<ref name=":0" /> [Doris Day](/source/Doris_Day), [Benny Goodman](/source/Benny_Goodman) and [Johnny Mercer](/source/Johnny_Mercer) among others.

One of his collaborators was [Milton Yakus](/source/Milton_Yakus), the owner of the former Ace Recording Studios in [Boston](/source/Boston), [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts). In 1953 Korb joined [ASCAP](/source/ASCAP). He published a book, ''How to Write Songs that Sell'' (1949).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Harvard graduate pens 'solid' tome on popular song-writing|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-harvard-graduate-pens-solid/185785359/|work=Daily News|date=1949-07-23|access-date=2025-11-28|pages=22|first=Jonathan|last=Glick|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Popular Records: Arthur Korb's Book Tells How to Write Songs|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-popular-records-arthur/185785479/|work=The Boston Globe|date=1949-05-15|access-date=2025-11-28|pages=83|first=John Wm|last=Riley|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He wrote a musical, ''Jack's Cafe'', when he was in his nineties.<ref name=":0" />

== Personal life ==
Korb married Rose Levenson and had two children. He died in [San Juan, Puerto Rico](/source/San_Juan%2C_Puerto_Rico) in 2003, at the age of 93.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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Category:Musicians from Boston
Category:Songwriters from Massachusetts
Category:Harvard University alumni
Category:1909 births
Category:2003 deaths
Category:20th-century American songwriters

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