John Stepan Zamecnik (May 14, 1872 in Cleveland, Ohio – June 13, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) was an American composer and conductor. He is best known for the "photoplay music" he composed for use during silent films by pianists, organists, and orchestras. Zamecnik used many pseudonyms, including Dorothy Lee, Lionel Baxter, R.L. (Robert) Creighton, Arturo de Castro, "Josh and Ted", J. (Jane) Hathaway, Kathryn Hawthorne, Roberta Hudson, Ioane Kawelo, J. Edgar Lowell, Jules Reynard, F. (Frederick) Van Norman, Hal... [more on Wikipedia]
As a songwriter, J. S. Zamecnik first charted in 1917 with For the Freedom of the World Over There.The artist placed 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 3 of which reached the Top‑10.
Top songs: #1: Romany Love - #2: For the Freedom of the World Over There - #3: For the Freedom of the World - #4: Romany Love - #5: Wings| US charts info based on Billboard (www.billboard.com) charts • UK charts info based on The Official UK Charts Company's charts |
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