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Herb Hendler (June 17, 1918 – October 16, 2007) was an American record producer and lyricist.

He was director of

RCA Victor Records in the 1940s. He produced Perry Como's first hit records and signed Glenn Miller to his final contract. He wrote the lyrics for Rosemary Clooney's first hit, "The Kid's a Dreamer (The Kid from Fool's Paradise)," later a hit for Tony Bennett; also Johnnie Ray's “Coffee and Cigarettes,” Nat King Cole's "The Magic Tree" and "Hot Toddy," a hit for Ralph Flanagan, Ted Heath and Julie London, recorded by some eighty other artists. He created and managed the Ralph Flanagan Orchestra, which was greatly popular in the early 1950s and had many chart hits,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] and also managed the Buddy Morrow
Orchestra.

Hendler was born in

The Association
.

He became involved in musical theatre and wrote book and lyrics (with Roslyn Baws) for the rock musical Alison, a Haight-Ashbury Alice in Wonderland with music by many Beechwood songwriters including

Beatles
and George Gershwin.

He wrote the book and lyrics for Rock Carmen, which he co-produced and directed at the Roundhouse, London, in 1972,[9][10][11] featuring Elaine Paige. He returned to London the next year as co-founder and executive director of the Franklin School of Contemporary Studies.

As an author, his books included Year by Year in the Rock Era, Greenwood/Praeger, 1983/1987, and How to Win the Lottery (co-author), Signet, London, 1994. In his last years he compiled a comprehensive survey of the parallels between Shakespeare and the Bible. He was a member of

Dramatists Guild. He died in New York City on October 16, 2007.[citation needed
]

References

  1. ^ Clarke, Donald, ed. (1989). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (London and New York: Viking),
  2. ^ Jewell, Derek (1977). Duke: A Portrait of Duke Ellington (London: Elm Tree Books)
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing)
  4. ^ Simon, George T. (1981). The Big Bands (New York: Schirmer Books)
  5. ^ Walker, Leo (1989). The Big Band Almanac (Da Capo Press)
  6. ^ "Herb Hendler - Upcoming Shows & Performances - Zvents". Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  7. ^ MSN - Music: Home[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Samuel Hirsch, Boston Herald Traveler, January 27, 1971
  9. ^ Christopher Ford, The Guardian, London, July 14, 1972
  10. ^ Charles Lewsen, The Times, London, July 15, 1972
  11. ^ T.H., The Daily Telegraph, London, July 14, 1972
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