Singer/Songwriter

United States

Jimmy Van Heusen

Top Songs By Jimmy Van Heusen

Come Fly With MeSammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen

Listen to Like Someone in Love by Jacqui Dankworth, Jaqueline Thomas & Jimmy Van Heusen, see lyrics, music video & more!

Like Someone in LoveJacqui Dankworth, Jaqueline Thomas & Jimmy Van Heusen

Listen to Darn That Dream by Karl Olandersson, Jimmy Van Heusen & Eddie DeLange, see lyrics, music video & more!

Darn That DreamKarl Olandersson, Jimmy Van Heusen & Eddie DeLange

Listen to Come Fly with Me by Corporal Andrew Mears, The Royal Air Force Squadronaires, Squadron Leader Matthew Little, Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn, see lyrics, music video & more!

Come Fly with MeCorporal Andrew Mears, The Royal Air Force Squadronaires, Squadron Leader Matthew Little, Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn

Listen to My Kind of Town by Washington High School A Slice of Jazz, Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn, see lyrics, music video & more!

My Kind of TownWashington High School A Slice of Jazz, Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn

Listen to Bbb by Jimmy Van Heusen, see lyrics, music video & more!

BbbJimmy Van Heusen

Listen to Like Someone In Love by Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke, see lyrics, music video & more!

Like Someone In LoveJimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke

Listen to I thought about you by Lennart "Jonken" Jonsson, Daniel Nolgård, Jan Brodin, Yashuito Mori, Jimmy Van Heusen & J. Mercer, see lyrics, music video & more!

I thought about youLennart "Jonken" Jonsson, Daniel Nolgård, Jan Brodin, Yashuito Mori, Jimmy Van Heusen & J. Mercer

Listen to Here's That Rainy Day by Ron Goodwin, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Jimmy Van Heusen, see lyrics, music video & more!

Here's That Rainy DayRon Goodwin, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Jimmy Van Heusen

Listen to Here's That Rainy Day (Griffith Park Collection Live Version) by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen, see lyrics, music video & more!

Here's That Rainy Day (Griffith Park Collection Live Version)Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen

About Jimmy Van Heusen

Hometown

Syracuse, NY, United States

Born

1913

Genre

Singer/Songwriter

An extremely popular and prolific composer, Jimmy Van Heusen is best known for his contributions to numerous Hollywood films. With Johnny Burke, he wrote songs for 16 Bing Crosby films, including the Oscar winning "Swinging On A Star" and "Moonlight Becomes You." When Burke became seriously ill in 1954, Van Heusen teamed up with Sammy Cahn for the 1955 Frank Sinatra comedy THE TENDER TRAP. The pair reunited with Sinatra many times, winning Oscars for "All The Way" and "High Hopes." Van Heusen died in 1990.

Influenced by Jimmy Van HeusenJimmy Van Heusen has influenced the music of Stephin Merritt, Randy Newman, Billy Joel and more.