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Troy native Edward Roman’s 1936 lawsuit brought him financial compensation for the hit song ‘Blue Moon’

TROY — The hit song “Blue Moon” debuted 90 years ago in 1934, but an ice skating outing on Burden Pond in the early 1930s supposedly inspired Edward W. Roman to write the lyrics and music for the ...
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Troy native Edward Roman’s 1936 lawsuit brought him financial compensation for the hit song ‘Blue Moon’

Rensselaer County legal papers in the lawsuit over authorship of the American standard song “Blue Moon” are held at the Rensselaer County Clerk Office in Troy. Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart are ...