Bart Howard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bart Howard

American composer and musician

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1915

Place of Birth: Burlington, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 21-Feb-2004

Profession: composer, songwriter, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Bart Howard (born Howard Joseph Gustafson, June 1, 1915 – February 21, 2004) was an American composer and songwriter, most notably of the jazz standard "Fly Me to the Moon", which has been performed by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Della Reese, Bobby Womack, Diana Krall, June Christy, Brenda Lee, Astrud Gilberto and Nat King Cole among others.
It is played frequently by jazz and popular musicians around the world.