John Wallowitch

John Wallowitch is an American composer, songwriter and cabaret performer. He has written over 1,000 songs; his works include Bruce (a favorite standard in Blossom Dearie's repertoire), I

John Wallowitch is an American composer, songwriter and cabaret performer. He has written over 1,000 songs; his works include Bruce (a favorite standard in Blossom Dearie's repertoire), I See the World Through Your Eyes, Back on the Town, and Mary's Bar. He is also known for his sophisticated takes on the songs of Irving Berlin.

Wallowitch was born in the Methodist Hospital in South Philadelphia. He attended the Edgar Allen Poe Elementary School, Vare Junior High School, Central High School and Temple University in Philadelphia, and the Juilliard School in Manhattan. His first professional appearance was on the Lithuanian Furniture Company Radio Hour (Station WHAT) on which he rendered Irving Berlin's So Help Me.