Peter Van Steeden

Danish-American songwriter and band leader, best-known for "Home (When Shadows Fall)". Born April 4, 1904, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Died January 3, 1990 (age of 85), New Canaan, Connecticut, USA. In 1935, van Steeden replaced Lennie Hayton as the orchestra leader for Fred Allen's radio show Town Hall Tonight. Van Steeden played at many locations throughout the New York metropolitan area, including Whyte's Restaurant from the Hotel Gotham, the Parody Club, and the Hotel New Yorker, where he broadcast from yearly.