Aaron Schroeder

Aaron Harold Schroeder

American songwriter, composer, music publisher, producer and head of [l465478]. Schroeder's first success "At A Sidewalk Penny Arcade" introduced [a=Rosemary Clooney] as a solo recording artists. Schroeder is best-known for his composition "It’s Now or Never" which was an [a=Elvis Presley] No 1 hit and the all time international best seller. Also, It is listed at No 75 on Billboard's Greatest Hits of the last five decades chart. He co-wrote 17 other songs for Presley, five of which went to No 1 "A Big Hunk O Love" "Good Luck Charm" "Stuck On You" and "I Got Stung." Other artists who recorded his songs were "French Foreign Legion" [a=Frank Sinatra], "Mandolins In The Moonlight" [a=Perry Como], "Time and the River" [a=Nat King Cole], "Love Makin' Music" [a=Barry White], "I Got Stung" [a=Paul McCartney], "Hammer and Nails" [a=Staple Singers], "Move Me No Mountain" [a=Chaka Khan] and "Today's Teardrops" [a=Roy Orbison]. As a music publisher Schroeder discovered well known songwriters such as [a=Randy Newman], [a=Irwin Levine], [a=Gene Pitney], [a=Al Kooper], and [a=Barry White]. Schroeder's songs have been included in hundreds of films and television programs including, The Hangover, Lucky Luke, Viva Elvis [a=Cirque Du Soleil], All Shook Up, Lilo and Stitch and Aloha from Hawaii. Schroeder wrote over five hundred songs that spans a spectrum of musical prolificacy from pop, rock and country to children, gospel and standards. Founder of Musicor Records.
Born: 7 September 1926, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Died: 2 December 2009, Englewood, New Jersey, USA, aged 83.

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