Name Jerry Capehart Role Songwriter | ||
Born August 22, 1928Goodman, Missouri ( 1928-08-22 ) Occupation(s) Songwriter, music manager Similar People Eddie Cochran, Hank Cochran, Glen Campbell, Tsuyoshi Ujiki | ||
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Jerry Neil Capehart (August 22, 1928 – June 7, 1998) was a songwriter and music manager. Capehart co-wrote the famous rock 'n' roll songs "Summertime Blues" and "C'mon Everybody" with Eddie Cochran, whom he also managed. One of his most-recorded songs, "Turn Around, Look at Me," was a chart hit for Glen Campbell (his first), the Lettermen, and the Vogues. He died in Nashville, Tennessee.
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- Eddie cochran jerry capehart talks about eddie
- Mafia 2 Radio Soundtrack Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart Cmon everybody
- Career
- Death
- Discography
- References
Mafia 2 Radio Soundtrack - Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart - C'mon everybody
Career
Eddie Cochran's 1958 recordings of Capehart compositions reached #8 and #35 respectively on the Billboard Pop charts. Besides managing Cochran, Capehart was manager for actor and impressonist Frank Gorshin and vocalists Rosemary Clooney and Glen Campbell, among others. Other notable songs written by Capehart are "Beautiful Brown Eyes" recorded by Rosemary Clooney which reached #11 on Billboard Pop charts in 1951 and "Turn Around, Look At Me" which was Glen Campbell's first hit single peaking at #15 on Billboard Adult Contemporary charts in 1961. In 1994 country music artist Alan Jackson scored a #1 hit with his recording of "Summertime Blues". Capehart died in Nashville June 7, 1998. He had been in Nashville pitching a new song "Summertime Blues No. 2", to record labels on Music Row. All told Jerry Capehart wrote more than 100 songs during his career.
Death
He died at the age of 69 from brain cancer in Nashville, Tennessee.