Left us on this date (Dec. 2) in 2009: songwriter, producer & music publisher Aaron Schroeder (progressive aphasia, age 83), who reportedly penned over 1,500 tunes, with no fewer than 17 of them recorded by Elvis Presley (including five that reached #1 - A Big Hunk of Love, Good Luck Charm, I Got Stung, Stuck On You & Its Now or Never); his songs were also recorded by the likes of Roy Orbison, Duane Eddy Jammy Davis Jr., Nat King Cole, Perry Como & Pat Boone; Aaron was founder & president of Musicor Records (1960–1965) & discovered, managed & directed the career of Gene Pitney, producing his Academy Award Nominee for Best Song, Town Without Pity as well as such Pitney classics as The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Only Love Can Break a Heart & 24 Hours from Tulsa…
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:53:33 +0000
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