Posted May 23, 200718 yr Elvis Presley songwriter Weisman dies Source: bbc.co.uk http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42962000/jpg/_42962475_elvisap_203.jpg Weisman wrote songs for Presley movies including Jailhouse Rock Ben Weisman, who helped write almost 60 songs for Elvis Presley, has died. Weisman, 85, wrote or co-wrote a string of singles for Presley including Follow That Dream and Fame and Fortune. He also composed tracks for the star's films, such as Jailhouse Rock, GI Blues and Blue Hawaii. He died in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke and pneumonia. Weisman - who also wrote for Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis and the Beatles - said Presley affectionately nicknamed him the "mad professor".
May 23, 200718 yr Sad news indeed :( Here's an interview with Ben Weisman from 2005 http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/ben_weisman_interview.shtml
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