Sidney Jackson Wyche ( February 11, 1922 – November 11, 1983) was an American
songwriter
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and
pianist
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.
Wyche is best known for writing the jazz standard "
Alright, Okay, You Win
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",
Elvis Presley
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's
Billboard Hot 100
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chart-topper "
A Big Hunk o' Love
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The song was revived by Presley in 1972 during his engagements at the Las V ...
", and the
Jackie Wilson hits "
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend" and "
Talk That Talk
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References
External links
*http://longlivethemusic.blogspot.com/2006/11/who-is-sid-wyche_116238862498176340.html
1922 births
1983 deaths
Musicians from Virginia
20th-century American composers
Songwriters from Virginia
African-American composers
20th-century African-American musicians
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