On July 3, 2007 the Tin Pan Alley lyricist who penned the words to “Unchained Melody,” one of the most frequently recorded songs of the 20th century, died at age 99 (just a month shy of his 100th birthday). Written in 1955 for a low-budget prison film titled “Unchained,” it brought Zaret and Alex North, the composer, an Academy Award nomination for best song. The song was recorded by artists ...
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I'm fascinated by obituaries-- these mini biographies never fail to turn up some previously unknown and surprising nugget of information.Today, for example. Did you even know that the lyricist of "Unchained Melody" was still alive at age 99? (Well, he was until yesterday.) Per the NY Times:"Mr. Zaret liked to tell about the time the composer Alex North called him to say he had written a song fo...
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On July 3, 2007 the Tin Pan Alley lyricist who penned the words to “Unchained Melody,” one of the most frequently recorded songs of the 20th century, died at age 99 (just a month shy of his 100th birthday). Written in 1955 for a low-budget prison film titled “Unchained,” it brought Zaret and Alex North, the composer, an Academy Award nomination for best song. The song was recorded by artists ...
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| 1 Overture |
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| 2 Let the Good Times Roll |
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| 3 Soul and Inspiration |
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| 4 Koko Joe/Justine |
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| 5 Just Once in My Life |
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