Ervin Drake: It Was a Very Good 95 Years

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Ervin Drake: It Was a Very Good 95 Years

By Peter Leavy, Publisher

Edith and Ervin Drake at Scobar Productions Iridium NYC tribute in 2013
Edith and Ervin Drake at Scobar Productions Iridium NYC tribute in 2013

The cabaret world and music lovers everywhere lost a dear and valued friend this past week.  Ervin Drake — composer and lyricist known for songs as varied as “I Believe (with Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, and Al Stillman),” ‘Tico-Tico (English lyrics),” “A Room Without Windows (words & music),” “Good Morning Heartache (with Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham)” and “It Was a Very Good Year (words and music)” — died on January 15 at his home in Great Neck, NY, at the age of 95.  His songs were adopted and popularized by many pop music legends, from Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, to Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, to Barbra Streisand.
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A frequent and always dapper figure in New York’s cabaret haunts and invariably squiring his wife, Edith, Drake’s presence added excitement and importance to the many cabaret artists’ shows he supported with his attendance.
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Cabaret Scenes‘ writer/reporter Lynn DiMenna will soon offer a more complete Ervin Drake “In Memoriam.”  It will be available here as well as in our March/April issue available at your favorite cabaret room.
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Peter Leavy

As a youthful columnist, Peter offered dating advice to Seventeen magazine’s teen readers. Simultaneously, his “think pieces” and articles on entertainment appeared in other national magazines. Editing four magazines for a small publisher when the Korean Conflict erupted, Peter entered military service, becoming Editor-in-chief of The Army Home Town News Center. After service, he joined the family business and in the ensuing decades created several companies in the fashion and home decoration industry. Peter signed on as one of the first contributors to the fledgling Cabaret Scenes magazine, later was named associate editor and, in 2007, took over as publisher.