Phil Spitalny (November 7, 1890 – October 11, 1970) was a Russian-born American musician, music critic, composer, and bandleader heard often on radio during the 1930s and 1940s.

Spitalny was born into a Jewish family of musicians in Tetiyev, Russian Empire and later was a student at the Odessa Conservatory of Music.

Spitalny and Evelyn Kaye Klein auditioned over one thousand women to fill the twenty-two piece orchestra.

[4] Spitalny also appeared in When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942) and on Ed Sullivan's television program Toast of the Town.

[citation needed] Spitalny wrote music with Gus Kahn, jazz musician Lee “Stubby” Gordon[6] His compositions include “Enchanted Forest”, “It's You, No One But You”, “Madelaine”, “Pining for You”, “Save the Last Dance for Me”, and “The Kiss I Can't Forget”.