Evelyn Danzig Levine (January 16, 1902 – July 26, 1996) was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter, who was best known for co-writing the music for the folk style ballad popular song "Scarlet Ribbons", published in 1949, with lyrics by her collaborator Jack Segal.
[1] "Scarlet Ribbons" was written in only 15 minutes in 1949 at Danzig's home in Port Washington New York after she invited lyricist Segal to hear her music.
In 1959, the Browns recorded a top 20 hit version of the song, that peaked at Number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Joan Baez, a huge fan of Belafonte, included the hit on her demo "San Francisco" album in 1964.
Segal had other hits such as "When Sunny Gets Blue", which became popular when originally recorded by Johnny Mathis,with Ray Conniff and His Orchestra, but further collaborations with Levine, including "Where I May Live With My Love", "The Wonder of Wonderful You", "When a Warmhearted Women Loves a Cold-hearted Man" and "Midnight in Manhattan", did not have outstanding success.