"The song ""My Kind Of Town"", written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen in 1964, was about which city?"
My Kind of Town My Kind of Town "My Kind of Town" or "My Kind of Town (Chicago Is)" is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The song was originally part of the musical score for "Robin and the 7 Hoods", a 1964 musical film starring several members of the Rat Pack. It was nominated for the 1964 Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost to "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from "Mary Poppins". Although the song predated the Grammy Award Best Original Song for a Motion Picture category, the entire score was nominated for the 1964 Grammy
Jimmy Van Heusen one Emmy Award for Best Musical Contribution, for the song "Love and Marriage" (1955) (lyrics by Sammy Cahn), written for the 1955 "Producers' Showcase" production of "Our Town". He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1965 for Best Musical Score Written for a Motion Picture or TV show for "Robin and the Seven Hoods". He was also nominated for three Tony awards: He was nominated three times for a Golden Globe Award. He won a Christopher Award in 1955 for the song "Love and Marriage". Jimmy Van Heusen James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 –