Biography

Composer, songwriter ("Snow Bound", "Togetherness"), author, guitarist and record executive, educated in high school and a student of the Schillinger System. He played with small groups in night clubs, radio and television, then joined the Artists & Repertoire Department at Chancellor Records (1961-1964). He wrote for Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, the Four Freshmen, Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Joni James, and June Valli, as well as songs for films. Joining ASCAP in 1954, his chief musical collaborators included Clarence Kehner, Robert Marcucci, and Peter De Angelis. His other popular-song compositions include "Bobby Sox to Stockings", "Christmas and You", "Theme for Jacqueline", "You're All I See", "Don't Tell Me Not to Love You", "The Exciting Mr. Fitch" and "Somewhere in Your Heart".
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