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Hugh Martin

Hugh Martin (August 11, 1914 – March 11, 2011) was an American musical theatre and film composer, arranger, vocal coach, and playwright. He is best known for his score for the classic 1944 MGM musical [i]Meet Me In St. Louis[/i]. [a=Ralph Blane] was Martin's songwriting partner for most of his work, and the two recorded an album of their best songs entitled "Martin and Blane Sing Martin and Blane" with [a=Ralph Burns And His Orchestra] in 1956. Throughout his career, Martin remained active as a performer, most memorably as [a=Judy Garland]'s accompanist when she first played the Palace, and as [a=Eddie Fisher]'s accompanist at London's Palladium. Hugh Martin was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983 and is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.