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Encyclopedia > Luigi Creatore

Luigi Creatore (born December 21, 1920 in the Hell's Kitchen section of New York City) is a retired American songwriter and record producer. December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Hells Kitchen (also known as Clinton) is a neighborhood of New York City that includes the area between 34th Street and 57th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...


From a musical family, Creatore began his career as a writer. After serving with the United States military during World War II, in the 1950s he became a writer then partnered with his cousin Hugo Peretti to form the songwriting team of Hugo & Luigi that evolved to producing records. In 1957, they bought into Roulette Records where they both wrote songs for various artists such as Valerie Carr and produced major hits for Jimmie Rodgers including "Honeycomb" (Billboard # 1) and "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" (Billboard # 3), and "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again" and "Secretly". The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... We dont have an article called Hugo Peretti Start this article Search for Hugo Peretti in. ... Roulette Records is a record label which was started late 1956 by George Goldner, Joe Kolsky, Morris Levy and Phil Khals, but the label was soon sold to Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore. ... James Frederick Rodgers (born September 18, 1933) is sometimes classed as a rock and roll singer, but his style was more typical of traditional pop music. ... Honeycomb is a popular song. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1957 according to Billboard magazine. ... Kisses Sweeter than Wine is a popular love song written by The Weavers in 1950, and a hit for Jimmie Rodgers in 1957 and Frankie Vaughan in 1958. ... Oh-Oh, Im Falling in Love Again is a popular song. ... Secretly is a popular song. ...


Two years later, Creatore and Peretti signed a deal with RCA Records where they produced crooner Perry Como. In addition, they produced Sam Cooke and Ray Peterson and wrote the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", producing the hit for The Tokens. With George David Weiss they co-wrote "Can't Help Falling In Love" for RCA's mega-star, Elvis Presley. Peretti and Creatore also wrote the Presley hit single Wild in the Country. He and Peretti left RCA in 1964 to join George David Weiss in writing a musical about the American Civil War. Titled "Maggie Flynn," it ran on Broadway in 1968. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann AG) completed in August 2004. ... Pierino Ronaldo Perry Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian American crooner during the latter half of the 20th century. ... Cover of Sam Cookes landmark 1964 album, Aint That Good News Sam Cooke (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul, pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. ... Ray A. Peterson (April 23, 1935 - January 25, 2005) was an American pop music singer. ... The Lion Sleeps Tonight was a 1939 African pop hit that, unexpectedly, also became quite popular in the US. The song was first recorded by its writer, Solomon Linda, and his group, The Evening Birds, in 1939 under the title Mbube (Zulu for lion). Mbube became a hit throughout South... The Tokens were an American male doo-wop vocal group from Brooklyn, New York. ... George David Weiss (born April 9, 1921) was a Jewish-American songwriter. ... Cant Help Falling in Love is a pop song based on Plaisir damour by Giovanni Martini that was re-written for the 1961 film Blue Hawaii, starring Elvis Presley, by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor, a giant in the modern entertainment industry. ... Wild in the Country is a 1961 film drama starring Elvis Presley in which he portrays a troubled young man from a dysfunctional family who pursues a literary career. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,213,363 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 94,000 Total dead: 258,000 Wounded: 137,000+  The American... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...


In the 1970s, Creatore and Peretti owned part of Avco Records and then established H&L Records which they operated until retiring at the end of the decade. Among their successes were recordings by The Stylistics and The Softones. They also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album as producers for "Bubbling Brown Sugar." Avco Records was a record label started in the early 1960s by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and Joseph Levine. ... After leaving Avco Records, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore set up their own record label H&L Records. ... The Stylistics are one of the most well-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. ... The Softones are a Sweet Soul group from the city of Baltimore, Maryland. ... The Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album has been awarded since 1959. ...


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Luigi Creatore was born in the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan, NY, on December 21, 1920.
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Hugo and Luigi began their partnership at a wedding reception for the latter's brother.
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