Amos Wengler

Coney Island singer/songwriter who wrote "Save Coney Island" and "Hot Dog Song"

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Interviewee:
Amos Wengler
Interview Date:
August 23 2007

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Amos Wengler moved to Trump Village in Coney Island as a teenager in 1962. Today, he is a professional musician best known for his "Save Coney Island Song," which he has performed outside of City Hall and on Broadway. He first performed it for the Polar Bear Club, in which he's a "singing, not a swimming" member. He is also known for the "Hot Dog Song."