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Sid Tepper | |
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| Born | (1918-06-25)June 25, 1918 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 2015(2015-04-24) (aged 96) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Songwriter |
| Years active | 1948–1970s |
Sid Tepper (June 25, 1918 – April 24, 2015) was an American songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations withRoy C. Bennett, which spawned several hits forElvis Presley. Between 1945 and 1970, Tepper and Bennett published over 300 songs.
As a youth, Tepper's family moved toBrooklyn, where Tepper met his future musical collaborator, Roy C. Bennett. Their first hit was "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (1948), recorded byGuy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians. Over the next 22 years, the songwriting team wrote forTony Bennett,Rosemary Clooney,Peggy Lee,Frank Sinatra,Sarah Vaughan,Dean Martin, and many more.
Tepper and Bennett adjusted well to the advent ofrock 'n roll. In 1961 their song "The Young Ones" was instrumental in boosting the career ofCliff Richard, for whom they wrote 21 compositions. They went on to write 43 songs for Elvis Presley, the most of any songwriter, or song writing team (all related to his movies).[1]
In the 1970s Tepper suffered aheart attack, which necessitated the end of his songwriting partnership with Bennett. Tepper retired inSurfside, Florida. In 2002 he and Bennett were honored inMemphis for their part in Elvis Presley's career. Tepper lived in Surfside until 2004, when he moved to Williams Island in Aventura just north of the Miami area. He was honored by the town of Surfside for his works in 2008 as Sid Tepper Day.[citation needed]
Tepper died on April 24, 2015, inMiami Beach, Florida, aged 96.[2]
More about the songwriting partnership of Tepper and Bennett, including YouTube play links to many of their songs, is at thiscommemorative web site[3] created in 2020.
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