Songwriter-lyricist Buddy Kaye has died
Deborah Buckner
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 8:01 AM
Subject: Songwriter-lyricist Buddy Kaye has died
> Songwriter Buddy Kaye Dies at 84
>
> RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) -- Buddy Kaye, a songwriter and lyricist who
wrote
> hits for Perry Como, Frank Sinatra and Barry Manilow, died Thursday. He
was
> 84.
>
> Kaye died in the California desert community of Rancho Mirage, his son
Richard
> Kaye said.
>
> In a career that spanned six decades, Buddy Kaye published about 400
songs,
> often collaborating with other songwriters.
>
> Kaye co-wrote "Till the End of Time,'' a hit for Como in 1945. Another
song,
> "'A' - You're Adorable (The Alphabet Song),'' was a No. 1 hit for Como and
the
> Fontaine Sisters in 1949.
>
> Other memorable songs included "Full Moon and Empty Arms,'' released by
Frank
> Sinatra in 1946, and "The Old Songs,'' one of Barry Manilow's signature
tunes.
>
> The New York-born songwriter also penned "I'll Close My Eyes,'' which was
> recorded by Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington and others, along with the
Dusty
> Springfield hits "Little By Little'' and "All Cried Out.''
>
> Kaye co-wrote the theme song to the television show "I Dream of Jeannie''
and
> produced a musical adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's "The Little
> Prince.'' The album, narrated by Richard Burton, won a Grammy for Best
> Recording for Children in 1975.
>
>
> AP-NY / 11-23-02 05:59 EST
>
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