Gerald Emmett Teifer (May 28, 1922 – September 20, 2004) was an American songwriter, music publisher, recording industry executive, and entertainer.

Biography

He was born in

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and moved to

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, then in 1956 he moved to

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. His professional career took him to Los Angeles, and Nashville where he influenced the lives of many in the music business. Gerry's songs and collaborations were recorded by numerous artists including,

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, and

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. As a songwriter his best known hits were "A Full Time Job" recorded by

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theme song (under the pseudonym of Bob Bundin), which was heard on radio and early television as "Here Come The Yankees". Gerry was also a talented whistler, and released several singles on Epic Records including "Poco A Poco", "Stop, Look And Whistle", "Heartaches", and "Blue Brazil". As a whistler he also recorded with Chuck Sagle and his Orchestra, was on the

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album ''Double Time'' on Warner Brothers Records, and performed on numerous commercials. During his career, he was the first General Manager of the CBS publishing company April/Blackwood Music,

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He was an Army paratrooper during

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, a touring table tennis champion, and was well known among his colleagues as an excellent tennis player who regularly won music industry tournaments. He married Elizabeth Edmans and had 3 sons, James, Bruce and Gary. He later had 8 grandchildren, Elizabeth, Dawn, Christine, Erin, Dylan, Claire, Lydia and Linda. He retired to Dunedin, Florida, and died at St. Mark Village,

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, on September 20, 2004, at the age of 82.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teifer, Gerald 1922 births 2004 deaths Songwriters from Michigan American country songwriters American male songwriters People from Muskegon, Michigan People from Palm Harbor, Florida 20th-century American musicians 20th-century American male musicians United States Army personnel of World War II