Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi

Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi (Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой; 25 April [O.S. 12 April] 1907 – 2 December 1979)^[1] was a Soviet classical composer and songwriter who was born and died in Leningrad.

Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi
Василий Соловьёв-Седой
1982 Soviet postage stamp commemorating 75th anniversary of Solovyov-Sedoi's birth
Born	Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov (1907-04-25)25 April 1907 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	2 December 1979(1979-12-02) (aged 72) Leningrad, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Composer
Style	Classical

Solovyov-Sedoi composed the music for many songs such as "Moscow Nights" (Russian: Подмосковные вечера) and "Nightingales" (Russian: Соловьи).^[2][3] He also wrote music for numerous films. The melody of the Moscow Nights by Solovyov-Sedoi resembles the famous On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away by Paul Dresser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpXve4jdD3EOriginally named Solovyov, when he entered the Union of Soviet Composers he added the suffix "Sedoi", meaning grey-haired, to avoid confusion with another composer with the same surname.^[2]