Fabian Andre

{{Short description|American composer}}

Fabian Andre (January 8, 1910 – March 30, 1960) was an American composer, best known for co-writing the music of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" with Wilbur Schwandt in 1930.{{Cite web |last=Donovan |first=Thom |date=2024-03-09 |title=The Meaning Behind "Dream a Little Dream of Me" by The Mamas & The Papas and How It Became Cass Elliot's Signature Song |url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-dream-a-little-dream-of-me-by-the-mamas-the-papas-and-how-it-became-cass-elliots-signature-song/ |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}} Popular in its time, the song was revived in 1968 when covered by the Mamas & the Papas.

As an orchestra leader, he had a hit with the song "Dance of an Ear of Corn" for Columbia Records in July 1940.{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |title=Pop Memories 1890-1954 |year=1986 |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0-89820-083-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/22 22] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/22 }} He released an album of rumbas for Fiesta Records in 1954.{{Cite web |title=Rumba with Fabian Andre and his orchestra {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/318989308 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=www.worldcat.org |language=en}}