Haven Gillespie, Brian's favorite songwriter?

[BiG GRiN]

Haven Gillespie has a big influence on Brian's music, among others songwriters;
He's a really talented composer and lyricist who wrote a bunch of classics and worked for famous artists.
Well known for Christmas songs, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town", he often worked with his collaborator Beasley Smith,
"Old Man River", "The Old Master Painter", "That Lucky Old Sun"...

more infos:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haven_Gillespie

[37!ws]

And I did notice that both "That Lucky Old Sun" and "You Are My Sunshine" are on the current CD version of Ray Charles's Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music...inneresting....

[Surfer Joe]

"Old Man River"...  by Kern/Hammerstein, right?

Another Ray Charles oddity- anyone ever notice he did a song called "Kiss Me Baby"- sometimes given as "Kiss-A Me Baby"?  Although it's not the Beach Boys song, the only time I ever found a songwriter credit on it, it was "Wilson" (and I think it was even "B.Wilson"!).

[mikeyj]

"Old Man River"...  by Kern/Hammerstein, right?

Another Ray Charles oddity- anyone ever notice he did a song called "Kiss Me Baby"- sometimes given as "Kiss-A Me Baby"?  Although it's not the Beach Boys song, the only time I ever found a songwriter credit on it, it was "Wilson" (and I think it was even "B.Wilson"!).

Yep Old Man River is indeed Kern/Hammerstein II

According to All Music Guide, Kiss Me Baby is composed by "Ray Charles": http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:wbfqx08aldte and http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:apfuxqlsldhe

But who knows, you may still be right. All Music Guide ain't the most reliable website going around

[Sheriff John Stone]

And, Ray Charles performed "Sail On Sailor" on The Beach Boys 25th Anniversary Special....