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James and Kim Taylor, Paul Simon, and Paul McCartney.

Jerry Wexler, Ahmet Ertegun, Peter Asher, and Hank Cicalo.

Phil Robinson, Beverly Klein, Judith Freeman, Howard Frank, Roy and Mon’nette Reynolds, and Captains Greg Freitas and Barbara Emerson.

Special thanks to Bob DiCorcia, Mary Rohlfing, José Martinez, and all my longtime fans and CK heads: Thank you for your steadfast appreciation of my work and for being cool enough to know “when not to play.”

Deepest gratitude to all.

Credits
Page 11

“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”

Lyrics by Jane Taylor from the poem “The Star” (1806); music adapted from the French folk song “Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman” (1761)

Page 13

“Bell Bottom Trousers (Coat of Navy Blue)”

Written by Moe Jaffe and performed by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (Tony Pastor’s Orchestra had the longest- and highest-charting version)

Page 14

“Heart and Soul”

Lyrics by Frank Loesser; music by Hoagy Carmichael

“Chopsticks”

Music by Euphemia Allen, aka Arthur de Lulli

Page 16

Teaching Little Fingers to Play—A Book for the Earliest Beginner

Written by John Thompson

Page 17

“Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy”

Lyrics by Sammy Gallop; music by Guy Wood

Page 19

The Romance of Helen Trent
(soap opera)

Created by Frank and Anne Hummert; various directors and writers

“Dance with a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking)”

Lyrics and Music by Terry Shand, Jimmy Eaton, and Mickey Leader

Page 20

The Shadow
(radio drama series)

Adapted by David Chrisman and Bill Sweets; various directors and writers

The Lone Ranger
(radio drama series)

Created by Fran Striker (George W. Trendle is disputed); various directors and writers

Inner Sanctum Mysteries
(radio drama series)

Created by Himan Brown; various directors and writers

The Green Hornet
(radio drama series)

Created by Fran Striker (George W. Trendle is disputed); various directors and writers

Suspense
(radio drama series)

Created by producers of the CBS summer series
Forecast
; various directors and writers

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons
(radio drama series)

Created by Frank and Anne Hummert; various directors and writers

Page 21

I Love Lucy
(TV series)

Created by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Davis, Bob Carroll Jr.; written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Davis, Bob Carroll Jr., Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf; various directors

Texaco Star Theater
(TV variety series)

Various writers including Milton Berle; directed by Edmund L. Cashman, Greg Garrison, Sid Smith, Milton Berle

The Milton Berle Show
(TV variety series)

One season only; see
Texaco Star Theater
above

Page 22

The Horn and Hardart Children’s Hour
(TV variety series)

Created by Stan Lee Broza; directed by Stan Lee Broza and various directors

“If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake”

Lyrics and music by Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill, and Clem Watts

Page 23

Hit Parader
(magazine)

Published by Charlton Publications; edited by various

(Ted Mack’s) The Original Amateur Hour
(TV variety series)

Written by Jac Hein; directed by Albert Fisher

You Bet Your Life
(TV)

Created by John Guedel; directed by Robert Dwan and Bernie Smith

Page 24

“You Belong to Me”

Lyrics and music by Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart, and Chilton Price

“The Glow Worm”

English lyrics by Lilla Cayley Robinson, revised by Johnny Mercer; music by Paul Linke

“Wheel of Fortune”

Lyrics and music by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss

Page 25

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
(1956)

Written and directed by Nunnally Johnson, based on the novel by Sloan Wilson

Page 27

“Music! Music! Music!”

Lyrics and music by Bernie Baum and Stephen Weiss

“Rocket 88”

Lyrics and music by Jackie Brenston and performed by Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats, featuring Ike Turner on piano

“5-10-15 Hours”

Lyrics and music by Rudolph Toombs and performed by Ruth Brown

“(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean”

Lyrics and music by Herb Lance, Charlie Singleton, and John Wallace and performed by Ruth Brown

“Earth Angel”

Authorship has long been disputed but is generally credited to Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge, and Curtis Williams and performed by the Penguins

“Rock Around the Clock”

Lyrics and music by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (aka Jimmy De Knight) and performed by Bill Haley and His Comets

Page 28

The Blackboard Jungle
(1955)

Written by Richard Brooks, based on the novel by Evan Hunter; directed by Richard Brooks

Page 35

Guys and Dolls

Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows; lyrics and music by Frank Loesser

South Pacific

Book by Joshua Logan and Oscar Hammerstein II, based on
Tales of the South Pacific
by James A. Michener; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; music by Richard Rodgers

Oklahoma!

Book by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the play
Green Grow the Lilacs
by Lynn Riggs; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; music by Richard Rodgers

The King and I

Book by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the novel
Anna and the King of Siam
by Margaret Landon; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; music by Richard Rodgers

Carousel

Book by Oscar Hammerstein II based on the play
Liliom
by Ferenc Molnár; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; music by Richard Rodgers

Peter Pan

Book by Sir James M. Barrie; lyrics and music by Mark Charlap and Carolyn Leigh; additional lyrics and music by Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green

My Fair Lady

Book by Alan Jay Lerner, based on the play
Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw; lyrics and music by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe

West Side Story

Book by Arthur Laurents, based on a conception of Jerome Robbins; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; music by Leonard Bernstein

Page 39

The Mikado

Book, lyrics, and music by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

Page 40

“Sincerely”

Lyrics and music by Harvey Fuqua and Alan Freed and performed by the Moonglows

Page 42

“Tutti Frutti”

Lyrics and music and performed by Richard Wayne Penniman (Little Richard)

Page 43

Carmen

Composed by Georges Bizet; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella by Prosper Mérimée

Surprise Symphony

Composed by Josef Haydn

Peter and the Wolf

Music and text by Sergei Prokofiev

Page 44

“Let the Good Times Roll”

Written by Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee and performed by Shirley and Lee

“Ain’t That a Shame” aka “Ain’t It a Shame”

Lyrics and music by Antoine “Fats” Domino and Dave Bartholomew and performed by Fats Domino

Page 46

“No Other Love”

Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; music by Richard Rodgers; and performed by Perry Como

“(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window?”

Written by Bob Merrill and Ingrid Reuterskiöld and performed by Patti Page

Page 47

“Pledging My Love”

Lyrics and music by Don Robey and Ferdinand Washington and performed by Johnny Ace

Page 53

“Beau Soir”

Music composed by Claude Debussy; lyrics, based on a setting of a poem,
Beau Soir
, by Paul Bourget

Page 55

Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)

Written and directed by Nicholas Ray; screenplay by Stewart Stern; adaptation by Irving Shulman

Page 57

Reefer Madness
(1938)

Written by Arthur Hoerl (with additional dialogue by Paul
Franklin); original story by Lawrence Meade; directed by Louis J. Gasnier

Page 60

“While I Dream”

Lyrics and music by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and performed by the Linc-Tones

“I Love My Baby”

Lyrics and music by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and performed by the Linc-Tones

“Leave, Schkeeve”

Lyrics and music by Carole King, Joel Zwick, Iris Lipnick, and Lenny Pullman

Page 61

“Once in a While”

Lyrics by Bud Green; music by Michael Edwards; and performed by Patti Page

“Young and Foolish”

Lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt; music by Albert Hague; and performed by Tony Bennett

Page 66

“Diana”

Written and performed by Paul Anka

“(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend”

Lyrics and music by Stan Jones and performed by Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra

Page 72

“Baby Sittin’ ”

Lyrics and music by Carole King

“Under the Stars”

Lyrics and music by Carole King

Page 73

“Goin’ Wild”

Lyrics and music by Carole King

“The Right Girl”

Lyrics and music by Carole King

Page 78

“Hey Schoolgirl”

Lyrics and music by Paul Simon and performed by Tom and Jerry (Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel)

“Just to Be with You”

Lyrics and music by Marv Kalfin (demo by Paul Simon and Carole King) and performed by the Passions

“The Sound of Silence”

Lyrics and music by Paul Simon and performed by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel

Page 81

“Love Is Strange”

Lyrics and music by Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson, and Ellas McDaniel (music also claimed by Jody Williams)

“The Kid Brother”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King

Page 82

“Ooh Sha La La”

Lyrics and music by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield

Page 84

“Stupid Cupid”

Lyrics and music by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and performed by Connie Francis

“Twilight Time”

Lyrics by Buck Ram; music by Artie Dunn, Morty Nevins, and Al Nevins; and performed by the Platters

Page 91

“Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys”

Written by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller and performed by the Cookies

“Don’t Say Nothin’ Bad About My Baby”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King

“Chains”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King

Page 94

“Tonight’s the Night”

Lyrics and music by Luther Dixon and Shirley Owens and performed by the Shirelles

Page 95

“Will You Love Me Tomorrow”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King

“Kansas City”

Lyrics and music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and performed by Wilbert Harrison

Page 96

“There Goes My Baby”

Lyrics and music by Ben E. King, Lover Patterson, George Treadwell, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller and performed by the Drifters

Page 97

“Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann and performed by Barry Mann

Page 101

“Child of Mine”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King

“Daughter of Light”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King

Page 103

“Mashed Potato Time”

Lyrics and music by Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William E. Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, and Kal Mann

“The Loco-Motion”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King

Page 106

“It Might as Well Rain Until September”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King

Page 109

“Yes I Will”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Russ Titelman

“I’m Into Something Good”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King

Page 113

David and Lisa
(1962)

Written by Eleanor Perry, based on the novel by Theodore Isaac Rubin; directed by Frank Perry

The Manchurian Candidate
(1962)

Written by George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer (uncredited), based on the novel by Richard Condon; directed by John Frankenheimer

To Kill a Mockingbird
(1962)

Written by Horton Foote, based on the novel
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee; directed by Robert Mulligan

Page 115

“Take Good Care of My Baby”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King

“Run to Him”

Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller

“Crying in the Rain”

Lyrics and music by Carole King and Howard Greenfield

Page 116

“Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”

Lyrics and music by Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant

Page 122

“(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman”

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