Hugo Peretti
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Hugo E. Peretti (December 6, 1916 – May 1, 1986) was an American songwriter, trumpeter, and record producer.
Born in
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" (Billboard #3), "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again", and "Secretly
".
Two years later, Peretti and Creatore signed a contract with
Wild in the Country". In 1964, Peretti and Creatore left RCA to join Weiss in writing Maggie Flynn, a 1968 Broadway musical about the American Civil War
.
In the 1970s, Peretti and Creatore owned part of
H&L Records, which they operated until retiring at the end of the decade. Among their successes were recordings by The Stylistics and The Softones. They also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album as producers of Bubbling Brown Sugar
.
Peretti met and married singer June Winters in 1943. They formed a children's record label, Mayfair Records, in 1946 and released a series of bestselling albums featuring Winters as the "Lady in Blue". They had two daughters, Kathy and Tina Marie. Winters died on March 29, 2015, at the age of 96.[3]
Peretti died on May 1, 1986, in Englewood, New Jersey, aged 69.[4]
References
- YouTube.
- ^ Linda's family settled a lawsuit over the song in 2006. "South African family settles 'Lion Sleeps Tonight' lawsuit". May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- ^ "Star of Broadway's HELLAZPOPPIN, June Winters Dies at 96". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ "OBITUARIES; Hugo Peretti". Variety. 323 (3): 110–111. May 14, 1986.
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