Roy C. Bennett (born August 12, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American songwriter. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both
Born into an Eastern European immigrant family, as a young boy growing up in Brooklyn he befriended a newly arrived neighbor by the name of Sid Tepper. Sid Tepper is an American songwriter best known for his collaborations with Roy C Their mutual interest in music led to a highly successful music collaboration that spanned more than twenty-five years.
Roy Bennett graduated from Brooklyn's Thomas Jefferson High School then studied music at City College of New York. The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as the City College of New York or simply City College, CCNY, or colloquially as Although blessed with a good singing voice he chose to pursue his lifelong interest in writing lyrics. However, his career plans were interrupted by World War II when he served with the United States Army Air Forces. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. After the war he joined ASCAP and worked as a staff writer for Mills Music Inc. The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP) is a non-profit Performance rights organization that protects its (now EMI Mills Music Inc.)
Partnered with Sid Tepper, between 1945 and 1970 Bennett had close to three hundred musical compositions published. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in In 1948 they wrote "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" first recorded by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians and was a No. " Red Roses for a Blue Lady " is a 1948 popular Song by Sid Tepper and Roy C Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (born June 19, 1902 in London Ontario; died November 5, 1977) was a Canadian 3 hit single for vocalist Vaughn Monroe. Vaughn Wilton Monroe ( October 7, 1911 – May 21, 1973) was an American Singer, Trumpeter and Big band leader The song has been recorded by others such as Wayne Newton,Vic Dana, Eddy Arnold and Andy Williams. Carson Wayne Newton' (born April 3, 1942) is an American Singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas Nevada. Vic Dana (born 26 August 1942, Buffalo, New York) is an American Dancer and Singer. Richard Edward Arnold (known as Eddy Arnold) ( May 15, 1918  &ndash May 8, 2008) was an American Country music Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams (born December 3 1927 in Wall Lake Iowa) is an American pop singer Bennett and Tepper scored big again in 1951 when Rosemary Clooney recorded their composition "Suzy Snowflake. Rosemary Clooney ( May 23, 1928 &ndash June 29, 2002) was an American Singer and actress whose warm radiant " Suzy Snowflake " is a popular Christmas song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C " In 1955, their 1954 composition of "Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" was a top-10 hit for both Dean Martin and the Ames Brothers and the novelty song "Nuttin' for Christmas" by the Art Mooney band and singer Barry J. " The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane " is a popular Song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality The Ames Brothers were a Singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their Traditional pop music Art Mooney ( 4 February 1911, Brooklyn, New York — 1993 Florida) was a popular Singer. Gordon went to No. 6 on the music charts and was recorded by four other singers. In 1958, the popular singer and TV variety show host Perry Como had a top-10 hit with their "Kewpie Doll. Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality " Kewpie Doll " is a popular Song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C "
Other successful artists who recorded Bennett & Tepper songs include Tennessee Ernie Ford, Robert Goulet, Dinah Shore, Burl Ives, Eartha Kitt, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughn. Ernest Jennings Ford ( February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991) better known by the Stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was Robert Gerard Goulet ( November 26 1933 – October 30 2007) was a Canadian Grammy - and Tony Award - winning Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore February 29, 1916 - February 24, 1994) was an American Singer, Actress Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives ( 14 June 1909 &ndash 14 April 1995) was an Academy Award winning American actor and acclaimed Eartha Mae Kitt (born on January 17 1927) is an American actress, Singer, and Cabaret star The duo Les Paul and Mary Ford comprises Les Paul and Mary Ford. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed " Sassy " and " The Divine One ") ( March 27 1924, &ndash April While these songs were very important in the music world, they prospered significantly with the onset of Rock and Roll music. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African They wrote fifteen songs for British superstar Cliff Richard, including his biggest selling single ever, "The Young Ones" which was also used in Richard's 1961 motion picture of the same name and two decades later in the 1982-1984 UK television series with the same title, The Young Ones. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. The Young Ones is a single by Cliff Richard and The Shadows. The song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C The Young Ones (US title "Wonderful to Be Young!" is a British musical released in 1961, featuring singer Cliff Richard. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The Young Ones was a popular British sitcom, first seen in 1982, on BBC2.
Other pop music artists who recorded their songs include Connie Francis and The Beatles but most significantly are forty-two songs recorded by Elvis Presley that appear on a number of Presley's music albums and film soundtracks. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Connie Francis (born December 12, 1938 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Pop singer best known for international hit songs The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public
Their collaboration ended in the 1970s when Sid Tepper suffered a heart attack and retired to a place in Florida. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Roy Bennett remained active, and published the Choral Singer's Handbook which still in print today. Fascinated by the desktop computer, he also helped create a software program called PowerMacros for WordPerfect. WordPerfect is a proprietary Word processing application At the height of its popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s it was the De facto
In 2002, Roy Bennett and Sid Tepper were honored at ceremonies in Memphis, Tennessee by Lisa Marie Presley for their contribution to her father's success. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1 1968 is an American Singer-songwriter.