Aaron Schroeder
Aaron Schroeder | |
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
| Died | December 2, 2009 (aged 83) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, music publisher |
| Spouse | Abby Steinberg (m. 1967) |
| Relatives | David Steinberg (brother-in-law) |
Aaron Harold Schroeder (September 7, 1926 – December 2, 2009) was an American songwriter and music publisher.
Early years
Born in
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City.[1]
Songwriter
Having become an
ASCAP member in 1948, Schroeder had his first success with "At a Sidewalk Penny Arcade", one of the songs to introduce Rosemary Clooney as a solo recording artist. He proceeded to write more than 1500 songs seeking the varied talent of many collaborators. His chart record in the United Kingdom, as a writer, is 27 hits, 3 number ones, 9 top tens and 225 weeks on the chart. [citation needed
]
He wrote seventeen songs for Elvis Presley including five that reached number one:
"
To Tell The Truth along with two imposters during the show's fifth season.[3]
Record producer
In the early 1960s, Schroeder was founder and president of
24 Hours from Tulsa".[4]
He and his wife Abby, discovered, guided and developed careers of many other performers and composers through their agency, including Barry White, Randy Newman, Al Kooper, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and Jimi Hendrix.
Personal life
Schroeder married record company representative Abby Steinberg on October 31, 1967.[5] Abby was the sister of PR Newswire president David Steinberg.
Aaron Schroeder died on December 2, 2009, in
Actors Fund in Englewood. His death came after a long battle with primary progressive aphasia, a rare form of dementia.[6]
References
- ^ Obituary, Los Angeles Times, December 5, 2009
- ^ IMDb profile of Jamboree
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "TO TELL the TRUTH Who is the real Aaron Schroeder, songwriter for Elvis Presley 5th Season". YouTube.
- ^ Pitney, Gene, Gene Pitney:25 All-Time Greatest Hits, Varese Sarabande, 1999, liner notes
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Songwriter Aaron Schroeder dead at 83, upi.com, December 6, 2009.
Sources
- Untold Gold (The Stories Behind Elvis's #1 Hits), by Ace Collins (2005; Chicago Review Press Inc.)
- Writing for the King, by Ken Sharp (2006), Follow That Dream Records and Sony/BMG of Denmark
- Elvis - his Life from A to Z, by Fred Worth and Steve Tamerius, Wings Books
- Harper's Bazaar, April 1961 issue
- Berkshire Magazine Spring, 1993 issue
- Billboard's 100th Anniversary Edition, published in 1994
- Billboard's 50th Anniversary of The Hot 100 Edition, published in 2008
- Billboard September 24, 1977, issue ("Schroeder Firms Go To Interworld")
- Record World, May 8, 1976, issue ("Schroeder Celebrates 28th Industry Anniversary")
- Cash Box, October 1, 1977, issue ("Interworld buys A. Schroeder Publisher")
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