American lyricist and producer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 6, 1917 - ✝ Pompano Beach, Florida, November 28, 2001). His most known songs include
Butterfly,
Teddy Bear,
Limbo Rock,
Wild One,
The Cha-Cha-Cha,
Fabulous,
Let’s Twist Again, which won the Grammy for best Pop Song of the year. Some songs such as Limbo Rock were credited under the pseudonym of
Jon Sheldon. This enabled him to be affiliated with both ASCAP and BMI. Founder with
Bernie Lowe of the Cameo Parkway Records in 1956, creating a team, even with
Dave Appell, of prolific and successful songwriters.