Edward Lisbona
{{Short description|English songwriter (1905–1989)}}
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| birth_name = Edward Maurice Lisbona
| alias = Eddie "Piano" Miller, Eddie "Gin" Miller
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1905|07|16}}
| birth_place = Manchester, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1989|11|30|1905|07|16}}
| death_place = Pinellas Park, Florida, United States
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Edward Maurice Lisbona (16 July 1905 – 30 November 1989) was an English songwriter, who under the name of Eddie "Piano" Miller, was also a popular piano player and bandleader of the 1950s and 1960s.Billboard, 10 May 1952, p. 45, "Edward M. Lisbona, who formerly recorded for Rainbow Records under the name of Eddie (Piano) Miller, has filed suit against the company alleging underpayment of royalties, claiming $4,000 is due. Lisbona is now with RCA Victor."{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/edward-lisbona-mn0001038933/biography|title=Edward Lisbona | Biography & History|website=AllMusic|accessdate=2 January 2021}}
Lisbona was born in Manchester, England. He died in Pinellas Park, Florida, United States.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
Songwriter
- "It's My Mother's Birthday Today", a hit for Arthur Tracy
- "Bob's Your Uncle"
- "Ticky-Ticky-Tee (Shoemaker's Serenade)"
- "Symphony of Spring"
- "Gently", recorded by Elvis Presley in 1961 (Something for Everybody)
- "Prayer", written with Alfred Bryan, recorded by Eddy Arnold
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Category:English male songwriters
Category:British big band bandleaders
Category:Musicians from Manchester
Category:20th-century English pianists
Category:English expatriate musicians in the United States
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