Roy C. Bennett(1918-2015)

Composer, author and hit songwriter ("The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane"), educated at City College of New York. In World War II he served in the 14th USAAF. He was a staff writer for Mills Music, and composed special music for Elvis Presley films. He joined ASCAP in 1947, and collaborated with Sid Tepper. His other popular-song compositions include "Nuttin For Christmas", "Suzy Snowflake", "Shoppin' Around", "Slicin' Sand", "Island of Love", "Beach Boy Blues", "New Orleans", "Lonesome Cowboy", "Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart", "Kewpie Doll", "Travelin' Light", "Red Roses for a Blue Lady", "If I Had a Girl", "Jenny Kissed Me", "When the Boy in Your Arms", "I've Got a Crush on New York Town", "Twenty Tiny Feet", "Stairway of Love", "Egbert the Easter Egg", "My Bonnie Lassie", "Francis (The Talking Mule)", "Don't Come Running Back", "You're Next", "The Woodchuck Song", "Since Joey Moved Away", "The Wonderful World of the Young", "Summer Sounds", "Thanks Mister Florist", and "Puppet on a String".