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Biography

George Kleinsinger (February 13, 1914 – July 28, 1982) was an American composer from San Bernardino, California, best known for his collaboration with Paul Tripp on the 1940s children's song "Tubby the Tuba". He also wrote the music for the phonograph record Archy & Mehitabel and the Broadway musical based on the record Shinbone Alley. For the last 25 years of his life, he was a resident at New York's famous Chelsea Hotel.