Ben Weisman (November 16, 1921 – May 20, 2007) was an American composer and pianist best known for having written many of the songs associated with Elvis Presley.
A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Ben Weisman was one of Elvis Presley's chief songwriters throughout the 1960s. He co-composed for Elvis' movies and stage performances nearly sixty songs that proceeded to go gold or platinum, including "First in Line", "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do", ...
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Ben Weisman (November 16, 1921 – May 20, 2007) was an American composer and pianist best known for having written many of the songs associated with Elvis Presley.
A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Ben Weisman was one of Elvis Presley's chief songwriters throughout the 1960s. He co-composed for Elvis' movies and stage performances nearly sixty songs that proceeded to go gold or platinum, including "First in Line", "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do", "Follow That Dream" and "Wooden Heart". Weisman also wrote songs recorded by Barbra Streisand ("Love in the Afternoon"), The Beatles ("Lend Me Your Comb"), Johnny Mathis ("When I Am with You"), Terry Stafford ("I'll Touch A Star"), Bobby Vee ("The Night Has a Thousand Eyes") and many others. In 1964 Weisman signed a very young songwriter Laramy Smith, 17 years of age, to a production contract and co-wrote a movie script The British Are Coming diposed with the screen writers' guild.
Since Weisman's outward appearance was atypical for a "rock 'n...
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