Mort Shuman

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Mort Shuman
Background information
Born(1938-11-12)12 November 1938
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died2 November 1991(1991-11-02) (aged 52)
London, England
GenresRock and roll
Occupation(s)Singer, pianist, songwriter

Mortimer Shuman (12 November 1938

hits, including "Viva Las Vegas".[3]
He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as "Le Lac Majeur", "Papa-Tango-Charly", "Sha Mi Sha", "Un Été de Porcelaine", and "Brooklyn by the Sea" which became hits in France and several other European countries.

Life and career

Further information: List of songs written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman

Shuman was born in

Save The Last Dance For Me", "Little Sister", "Can't Get Used to Losing You", "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame", "Viva Las Vegas" and "Sweets for My Sweet".[3]

With the advent of the

Don Black).[3] With the Welsh songwriter Clive Westlake, he wrote "Here I Go Again", which was recorded by The Hollies.[3] Billy J. Kramer enjoyed success with another Shuman song, "Little Children".[3]

In 1968, Shuman teamed with

Disco chart, peaking at number 37 in July 1977. He also did many collaborations with the Israeli singer Mike Brant, and composed film scores, often French movies, including A Day at the Beach (1970), Romance of a Horsethief (1971), Black Thursday (1974), À nous les petites Anglaises (1976), Monsieur Papa (1977) and The More It Goes, the Less It Goes
(1977).

Shuman was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992. He also worked occasionally as an actor, notably appearing with Jodie Foster in The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (for which he was also musical supervisor).

He died of cancer on 2 November 1991,[3] leaving his wife, Maria-Pia and their four daughters, Maria-Cella, Barbara, Maria-Pia and Eva-Maria.[6] Doc Pomus had died in March of the same year.

Awards and honors

Shuman was named one of the 2010 recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He joined his early collaborator Doc Pomus, who was inducted in 1992.[7]

Selected discography

Albums
  • Imagine (1976) - certified Gold in France
  • À Nous Les Petites Anglaises! (1990)
  • Distant Drum (1991)
Singles
  • "Le Lac Majeur" (1973) (a Number One hit in the Netherlands)
  • "La splendeur de Rome" (1974)
  • "Imagine" (1976)
  • "Machines" (1980)

Selected filmography

(As composer unless otherwise stated)

References

  1. ^ "Mort Shuman". www.mortshuman.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ "New York - London - Paris - Caudéran: the life of the legendary songwriter and singer Mort Shuman". Invisible Bordeaux. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. ^
    ISBN 1-85227-745-9
    .
  4. ^ Writing credit, Zirkon 45 RPM 7" No. 45-1023
  5. ^ London Records 12" -L.9, 1976
  6. ^ "Mort Shuman Biography". Songwriters Hall of Fame. 2 November 1991. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Congratulations to the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees!". Archived from the original on December 23, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2009.

Notes

  • Bloom, Ken. American song. The complete musical theater companion. 1877–1995, Vol. 2, 2nd edition, Schirmer Books, 1996.
  • Larkin, Colin. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Third edition, Macmillan, 1998.
  • Stambler, Irwin. Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul, St. Martin's Press, 1974.

External links

  • Mort Shuman Dies Obituary in The New York Times, 4 November 1991 (retrieved 22 January 2010)
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