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List Of Songs Written By Jack Keller
This is a list of songs written by Jack Keller. Keller (1936–2005) was an American songwriter whose work spans six decades. Notes # French language version by Keller/Goffin/Roblin # BMI credits Goffin-Keller, Songwriters Hall of Fame credits Goffin-King # Unreleased # record label for Arena Twins lists songwriting credit as "B. Mann - N. Sherman" # the "wild gypsy brass band version" of "One Way Ticket (To The Blues)" # Brazilian, translation by Fred Jorge # as "Dansez Le Turkey Trot", translation by Donald Lautrec # also as "Passaje De Ida" References {{Reflist Keller, Jack * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Keller (songwriter)
Jack Walter Keller (born James Walter Keller; 11 November 1936 – 1 April 2005) was an American composer, songwriter and record producer. He co-wrote, with Howard Greenfield and others, several pop music, pop hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Just Between You and Me", "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own", "Venus in Blue Jeans" and "Run to Him". He also wrote the theme songs for TV series including ''Bewitched'' and ''Gidget (TV series), Gidget'', and later worked in Los Angeles – where he wrote for, and record producer, produced, The Monkees – and in Nashville. Biography Keller was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of dance band musician Mal Keller and his wife Reva. Stuart Colman, Jack Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy Come, Easy Go (Bobby Sherman Song)
"Easy Come, Easy Go" is a song written by Jack Keller and Diane Hildebrand that was a hit single for Bobby Sherman in 1970. The song was first released by Mama Cass Elliot on July 5, 1969, on her album '' Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama''. Bobby Sherman's version was released as a single in January 1970, and appeared on the album ''Here Comes Bobby'', which was released in March of the same year. Sherman's version spent 14 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, while reaching No. 2 on ''Billboard''s Easy Listening chart.Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening , '''', March 28, 1970. p. 76. Accessed July 12, 2016.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Please Don't Ask About Barbara
"Please Don't Ask About Barbara" is a song written by Bill Buchanan and Jack Keller. The song was produced by Snuff Garrett, and performed by Bobby Vee. It reached #15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #2 in Canada, and #29 in the UK in 1962. It was featured on his 1962 album, ''A Bobby Vee Recording Session''. The single's B-side, "I Can't Say Goodbye", reached #92 on the ''Billboard'' chart. Retrieved July 12, 2014 " Go Away Little Girl
"Go Away Little Girl" is a popular song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was first recorded by Bobby Vee for Liberty Records ...
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Eruption (band)
Eruption were a British disco, R&B and soul recording act in the 1970s and 1980s. They are best known for their covers of Ann Peebles's " I Can't Stand the Rain" and Neil Sedaka's " One Way Ticket", which were big disco hits in 1978 and 1979. History The band was formed in 1969 as a school band in the United Kingdom as Silent Eruption, and consisted of musicians of Caribbean origins. The group changed the name to Eruption in 1974. Precious Wilson joined the band in 1974 as a backing singer and a year later in 1975, they won the RCA Soul Search contest and their first single "Let Me Take You Back in Time" was released. The group didn't find a singer who could replace Lindel Leslie so backing singer Precious Wilson became the lead singer. Their manager signed a contract for several concerts in Germany. In 1977 they went on the road in Germany where they were discovered by Hans-Jörg Mayer who worked as a talent scout for Frank Farian (the producer of Boney M.) Farian signed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield, Howard "Howie" Greenfield and Phil Cody. After a short-lived tenure as a founding member of the doo-wop group the Tokens, Sedaka achieved a string of hit singles over the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Oh! Carol" (1959), "Calendar Girl (song), Calendar Girl" (1960), "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" (1961) and "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (1962). His popularity declined by the mid-1960s, but was revived in the mid-1970s, solidified by the 1975 US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number ones "Laughter in the Rain" and "Bad Blood (Neil Sedaka song), Bad Blood". Sedaka maintained a successful career as a songwriter, penning hits for other artists including "Stupid Cupid" (Connie Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Way Ticket (Neil Sedaka Song)
"One Way Ticket" is a song written by Jack Keller and Hank Hunter. It was originally performed by American singer Neil Sedaka and popularized by British disco band Eruption. Neil Sedaka version The track was originally performed by Neil Sedaka and included as the B-side on Sedaka's 1959 single "Oh! Carol". In 1961, the song featured in the track listing of his third studio album, ''Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits'', but was never released as a standalone single. Despite this, the song made it to number one on the Japanese pop charts, where it was affectionately called "The Choo-Choo Train Song". The lyrics allude to several popular songs of the late 1950s, including "Lonesome Town", "Heartbreak Hotel", " Bye Bye Love", "A Fool Such as I", and "I Cried a Tear". Eruption version "One Way Ticket" was covered by British disco band Eruption Several types of volcanic eruptions—during which lava, tephra (ash, lapilli, volcanic bombs and volcanic blocks), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Started All Over Again
"It Started All Over Again" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller and performed by Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Performing rockabilly, pop and country music, she had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s and is ranked fourth in that decade, surpassed onl .... The song reached #15 in the UK and #29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1962. Retrieved May 9, 2014 The song also reached #37 in Australia. References 1962 songs[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile
"No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller and performed by The Everly Brothers. In 1962, the track reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 117 on the U.S. pop chart. Later versions * Just Us, 1973 * Bobby Vee, 2011 * Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes ''Hogan's Heroes'' is an American television sitcom set in a Nazi German prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during World War II. It ran for 168 episodes (six seasons) from September 17, 1965, to April 4, 1971, on the CBS network, the longest broadcast ..., 2014 References 1962 songs 1962 singles Songs with lyrics by Gerry Goffin Songs written by Jack Keller (songwriter) The Everly Brothers songs Warner Records singles {{1960s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve And Eydie
Steve and Eydie is the name of an American pop vocal duet, consisting of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé. They originally began working together on ''Tonight Starring Steve Allen'' in 1954 and performed together until Gormé retired in 2009. Both have also had separate careers as solo singers. The performer name on their duet releases was denoted as "Steve and Eydie," without the last names. Steve's birth name was Sidney Leibowitz; Edith "Eydie" Gormé was from a multilingual Sephardic Jewish family whose surname was variously spelled Gorman and Gormezano. The two were married from 1957 until Gormé's death in 2013. They recorded on various labels including Coral and ABC-Paramount in the 1950s, United Artists, Columbia, and RCA in the 1960s, MGM in the 1970s, and others on to the present. Their last US chart record "Hallelujah", was shown as Parker and Penny. Their 1960 song "We Got Us" was not released as a hit single but was the title tune on an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Between You And Me (The Chordettes Song)
"Just Between You and Me" is a song written by Lee Cathy and Jack Keller and performed by The Chordettes The Chordettes were an American female vocal quartet, specializing in traditional pop music. They are best known for their 1950s hit songs " Mr. Sandman" and "Lollipop". Career The group organized in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in 1946. The origin .... In 1957, the track reached No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The single's B-side, "Soft Sands", reached No. 73 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was featured on their 1957 album, ''The Chordettes''. Retrieved April 29, 2023 References 1957 songs[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Turkey Trot
Let's Turkey Trot is a popular song with writing credits to Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller and/or Carole King. It was released by Little Eva as her third single for the Dimension label. The Little Eva's recording debuted on the charts on February 2, 1963, and peaked at #20 on the Hot 100. It was her third top 40 record. The record features girl group The Cookies on background vocals, with the Cookies' lead Earl-Jean McCrea getting some solo lines. The song's title is a reference to the turkey trot dance step, a step that was only briefly popular fifty years before the song was released; the song is played at a tempo much slower than the one used for the dance in its heyday. The B-side of the original single is a Goffin-King song called "Down Home" that is also found on the 1962 ''Llllloco-Motion'' LP. In the film Easy Rider, Little Eva's "Let's Turkey Trot" is playing on the jukebox when the protagonists enter the cafe, thus ambient sound and not a chosen song. It was omitted fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
