Hyman Y. "Hy" Weiss (February 12, 1923 – March 20, 2007) was an American record producer of pop and rhythm and blues music in the 1950s and 1960s, and...
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to parents Hy and Rosalyn Weiss. His father, Hy, was also a music executive having founded Old Town Records in the late 1950s. Barry Weiss graduated from...
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hit written and recorded by Robert & Johnny, with a co-writing credit to Hy Weiss. It reached #12 on the R&B charts and #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...
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actor Hy Weiss (1923–2007), American record producer Hy Zaret (1907–2007), American lyricist and composer Hy Hirsh (1911–1961), American photographer Hy Peskin...
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Mike Stoller) – 2:13 "We Belong Together" (Robert Carr, Johnny Mitchell, Hy Weiss) – 1:57 "Dooby-Dooby-Wah" (Valens, Kuhn) – 1:53 "Biography of Ritchie Valens"...
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"Foggy Notion" by Reed, Sterling Morrison, Doug Yule, Maureen Tucker and Hy Weiss. *The CD issue of VU omits the first few seconds of "Foggy Notion", which...
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Records Barry Weiss (1959–), co-founder of RECORDS, former chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group and the RCA/Jive Label Group Hy Weiss (1923–2007)...
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Head" Valens 1:43 4. "We Belong Together" Robert Carr Johnny Mitchell Hy Weiss 1:58 5. "Framed" Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller 2:33 6. "Donna" Valens 2:19...
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song.) The next day, at Coburn’s suggestion, the writers took the demo to Hy Weiss at Old Town Records for jazz singer Arthur Prysock. Old Town used the demo...
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his January Music, so we brought the song there, he loved it, got it to Hy Weiss, and that was that. What I do remember vividly though was walking in Central...
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United States in 1962. The song was produced by Old Town Records owner Hy Weiss. The song ranked #17 on Australia's Top 25 songs of 1962 and #79 on Billboard...
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(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Hansen) – 2:31 "Life Is But a Dream" (Raoul Cita, Hy Weiss) – 3:44 "What'll I Do" (Irving Berlin) – 3:04 "If I Loved You" (Richard...
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Ben. "Hy Weiss, 84, Music Executive From Rock 'n' Roll's Early Days, Dies", The New York Times, March 31, 2007. Accessed November 4, 2013. "Hy Weiss, a music...
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6. "Foggy Notion" Reed, Sterling Morrison, Doug Yule, Maureen Tucker, Hy Weiss November 8, 1969, Family Dog Ballroom 4:41 7. "Femme Fatale" November...
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contracted with Old Town Records company in 1959, after the company's owner, Hy Weiss, overheard the group singing in a bathroom adjacent to his office in Harlem...
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set up by Hy Weiss in New York City. It operated between 1953 and 1966, and was responsible for several R&B and doo-wop hit records. Weiss, who was born...
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Don Ho, Dan Fogelberg, Porter Wagoner, Beverly Sills, Teresa Brewer, Hy Weiss, Tom Noonan, Bobby Byrd, Tommy Makem, John Stewart, Arthur Shimkin, Carlos...
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Herman Lubinsky of Savoy, Syd Nathan of King, Art Rupe of Specialty, and Hy Weiss of Old Town. Deborah Chessler, a young Jewish sales clerk interested in...
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You Dance" (Andrew Jones, Jr.) "Life Is But a Dream" (Raoul Cita, Hy Weiss, Sam Weiss) "Mean Woman Blues" (Claude Demetrius) "Goodnight My Love" (George...
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Records was founded in 1976 by Sam Weiss. He was born on September 19, 1926, in Romania and together with his brother Hy Weiss he became involved in record...
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Interlude" Isaias Gamboa Melvin Franklin 1:29 7. "Life is But a Dream" Hy Weiss Raoul Cita Woodson 4:26 8. "What a Difference a Day Makes" Maria Grever...
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by Ritchie Valens; except where indicated "Donna" "We Belong Together" (Hy Weiss, Johnny Mitchell, Robert Carr) "From Beyond" "Stay Beside Me" (Bill Olofson...
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the New York Police Department John B. Watson (1878–1958), psychologist Hy Weiss (1923–2007), record producer Walt Whitman (1819–1892), poet Charles Yerkow...
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not have a contract with Bruce and when they came to the attention of Hy Weiss of Old Town Records he was able to sign them. Donald Razor from The Velvets...
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died on Tuesday at his home in Demarest, N.J. He was 80." Sisario, Ben. "Hy Weiss, 84, Music Executive From Rock 'n' Roll's Early Days, Dies", The New York...
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record producer Hy Weiss in the fall of 1953. Weiss used to hold auditions in a local movie theater after it had closed for the night. Weiss was impressed...
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(© 1958) (audio on YouTube) Cleo Perry (w&m) Sam Weiss (w&m) BMI: Twin Music Corp. (Twin Music, Inc.) 902: "Oh...
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See the Light" – 4:40 "Foggy Notion" (Reed, Morrison, Doug Yule, Tucker, Hy Weiss) – 6:48 "I Can't Stand It" – 3:22 "One of These Days" – 3:59 "Lisa Says"...
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1961 Recorded April 11, 1961 Studio Bell Sound (New York City) Genre Jazz Length 40:06 Label Old Town OTLP 2003 Producer Hy Weiss Ted Curson chronology...
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Young Thug (redirect from Hy!£UN35)
Thug announced April 18, 2015, that his official debut album will be titled Hy!£UN35, which translates to "HiTunes". In May 2015, after much confusion as...
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