Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi

Russian composer

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1907

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1979

Profession: composer, politician, pianist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi (??????? ???????? ????????-?????; 25 April [O.S.
12 April] 1907a – 2 December 1979) was a Russian classical composer and songwriter who was born and died in Leningrad. Solovyov-Sedoi composed, among others, the music for the songs Solov'i and Moscow Nights (Russian: ???????????? ??????; transliterated as "Podmoskovnye Vechera").
He also wrote music for numerous films.
Originally named Solovyov, when he entered the Russian "Composer's Union" he added the suffix "Sedoi", meaning grey-haired, to avoid confusion with another composer with the same surname.