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John Frederick Coots (May 2, 1897 – April 8, 1985) 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.

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  • John Frederick Coots (May 2, 1897 – April 8, 1985) 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. (en)
  • J. Fred Coots, voluit John Frederick Coots (Brooklyn, 2 mei 1897 – New York, 8 april 1985), was een Amerikaanse songwriter en pianist. Coots schreef meer dan 700 songs. Enkele van zijn bekendste composities zijn You Go to My Head uit 1936, dat zich ontpopte tot een jazz standard, en Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, een kerstnummer uit 1934 dat een van de meest verkochte populaire Amerikaanse songs aller tijden is en dat door meer dan honderd artiesten is opgenomen. Van de bladmuziek van het nummer zijn meer dan vier miljoen exemplaren verkocht. Voor beide nummers schreef Haven Gillespie de tekst. Coots componeerde ook de populaire songs Love Letters in the Sand (1931; tekst van Nick en Charles Kenny), waarmee Pat Boone in 1957 vijf weken lang op nummer 1 stond in de Billboard Hot 100, en For (nl)
  • John Frederick „Fred“ Coots (* 2. Mai 1897 in Brooklyn; † 8. April 1985 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Songwriter. Er schrieb mehr als 700 Lieder. Am bekanntesten ist das Weihnachtslied „Santa Claus Is Coming to Town“, das zu den größten wirtschaftlichen Erfolgen in der amerikanischen Musikgeschichte gehört. (de)
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