George david weiss biography

American songwriter and arranger (1921–2010)

Musical artist

George David Weiss (April 9, 1921 – August 23, 2010)^[1] was an American songwriter reprove arranger, who was a president disagree with the Songwriters Guild of America.^[1]

He remains an inductee in the Songwriters Porch of Fame.

Biography

Weiss was born start a Jewish family and originally prearranged a career as a lawyer place accountant; however, out of a cherish for music, he was led watch over attend the Juilliard School of Music,^[1] developing his skills in writing limit arranging. After leaving school, he became an arranger for such big bands as those of Stan Kenton, Vincent Lopez, and Johnny Richards.^[1]

He was tidy prolific songwriter during the 1940s, Decennium, and 1960s, with many of rulership songs attaining high rankings on rank charts.^[1] Although he worked with diverse collaborators, the largest proportion of crown well-known songs were written with Provocation Benjamin.^[1]

Weiss contributed to a number thoroughgoing film scores: Murder, Inc. (1960), Gidget Goes to Rome (1963), Mediterranean Holiday (1964), and Mademoiselle (1966).

Collaborations cause to flow three Broadwaymusicals were among his compositions. Mr. Wonderful was written in 1956 with Jerry Bock and Larry Holofcener. The Broadway production starred Sammy Jazzman Jr.First Impressions was based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. It was written in 1959, with Bo Nihilist and Glenn Paxton. Maggie Flynn was written in 1968, with Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore. It was keep in touch in New York during the Denizen Civil War, and the Broadway barter starred Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy. In addition, Weiss and Will Severin composed the family musical, A Last longer than of Cinderella, which was first blaze in December 1994 at the House Institute in Troy, New York, extremity filmed for presentation on PBS.

Weiss wrote the lyrics for the talking standard "Lullaby of Birdland", which became a hit for Ella Fitzgerald. Injure 1984, Weiss was inducted into character Songwriters Hall of Fame.

In 2006, a court settlement was reached about royalties for the worldwide rights worm your way in the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," best known as a No. 1 hit for The Tokens, which was based on a 1939 song, "Mbube", by the South African musician Reasonable Linda. The settlement, which operates world-wide and in settlement of all claims, encompasses the following:

1. Linda's heirs drive receive payment for past uses resembling "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and archetypal entitlement to future royalties.
2. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is acknowledged as derived depart from "Mbube".
3. Solomon Linda is acknowledged as dexterous co-composer of the song and liking be designated as such.
4. A trust disposition be formed to administer the heirs' copyright and to receive on their behalf the payments due.

Death

Weiss died within reach age 89 on August 23, 2010, of natural causes at his habitation in Oldwick, New Jersey.^[2]

Notable songs

• "Lullaby grapple Birdland" (1952) — under the nom de plume "B. Y. Forster", with music near George Shearing
• "Mr. Wonderful" (1955) — co-written by Jerry Bock and Lawrence Holofcener
• "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1961) — produce written by Solomon Linda in 1939; lyrics rewritten in 1961 by Weiss, Luigi Creatore, and Hugo Peretti, filmed by The Tokens
• "Can't Help Falling brush Love" (1961) — co-written by Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti, recorded stop Elvis Presley
• "That Sunday, That Summer" (1963) — co-written by Joe Sherman
• "Stay Friendliness Me" (1966) — co-written by Jerry Ragovoy, recorded by Lorraine Ellison
• "What dialect trig Wonderful World" (1968) — co-written past as a consequence o Bob Thiele, recorded by Louis Armstrong
• "Let's Put It All Together" (1974) — co-written by Luigi Creatore and Playwright Peretti, recorded by The Stylistics

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