Charles Randolph Grean
Charles Randolph Grean (October 1, 1913 – December 20, 2003) was an American producer and composer.
Biography
Professional life
Grean's first work was as a copyist in several
He was the arranger for the
In the early 1950s he formed a production company with Joseph Csida called Csida-Grean, a management company which had handled Arnold's career and produced his syndicated television show, Eddy Arnold Time.
One of Grean's compositions became a focus of litigation in 1958 in the case Dorchester Music v. National Broadcasting Company [171 F. Supp. 580 (S.D. Cal. 1959)].[3] Fred Spielman, who had composed the song "Rendezvous" in 1953, charged that Grean had plagiarized from his song in writing "I Dreamed," using the access he had as A&R director to the original manuscripts when "Rendezvous" was submitted to RCA for recording. (No charge was made with reference to the lyrics.) The court found in favor of the plaintiff on November 18, 1958.
Grean co-wrote the song "He'll Have to Stay" (answer to 1959's "He'll Have to Go") that went to #4 on the US pop chart by Jeanne Black in 1960.[4]
In the late 60s, much of his success came from working with
On December 20, 2003, he died from natural causes at age 90.[5]
Personal life
Grean was married four times, once to Betty Johnson; although the marriage to Johnson was short-lived, the professional relationship continued and he produced a number of her recordings.
References
- ^ Biography of Charles Grean by Mike Streissguth, Web.archive.org
- ^ Biography of Betty Johnson by Mike Streissguth, Web.archive.org
- ^ "Summary of the court case". Ccnmtl.columbia.edu. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Jeanne Black, "He'll Have to Stay" Chart Positions". Musicvf.com. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ^ Obituary of Charles Randolph Grean Archived May 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine