Authors: Carole King
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.
“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)
“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)
Lyrics by Frank Loesser; music by Hoagy Carmichael
Music by Euphemia Allen, aka Arthur de Lulli
Teaching Little Fingers to Play—A Book for the Earliest Beginner
Written by John Thompson
“Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy”
Lyrics by Sammy Gallop; music by Guy Wood
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
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
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
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
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
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
Created by John Guedel; directed by Robert Dwan and Bernie Smith
Lyrics and music by Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart, and Chilton Price
English lyrics by Lilla Cayley Robinson, revised by Johnny Mercer; music by Paul Linke
Lyrics and music by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
(1956)
Written and directed by Nunnally Johnson, based on the novel by Sloan Wilson
Lyrics and music by Bernie Baum and Stephen Weiss
Lyrics and music by Jackie Brenston and performed by Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats, featuring Ike Turner on piano
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
Authorship has long been disputed but is generally credited to Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge, and Curtis Williams and performed by the Penguins
Lyrics and music by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (aka Jimmy De Knight) and performed by Bill Haley and His Comets
Written by Richard Brooks, based on the novel by Evan Hunter; directed by Richard Brooks
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows; lyrics and music by Frank Loesser
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
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
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
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II based on the play
Liliom
by Ferenc Molnár; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; music by Richard Rodgers
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
Book by Alan Jay Lerner, based on the play
Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw; lyrics and music by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
Book by Arthur Laurents, based on a conception of Jerome Robbins; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; music by Leonard Bernstein
Book, lyrics, and music by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics and music by Harvey Fuqua and Alan Freed and performed by the Moonglows
Lyrics and music and performed by Richard Wayne Penniman (Little Richard)
Composed by Georges Bizet; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella by Prosper Mérimée
Composed by Josef Haydn
Music and text by Sergei Prokofiev
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
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
Lyrics and music by Don Robey and Ferdinand Washington and performed by Johnny Ace
Music composed by Claude Debussy; lyrics, based on a setting of a poem,
Beau Soir
, by Paul Bourget
Written and directed by Nicholas Ray; screenplay by Stewart Stern; adaptation by Irving Shulman
Written by Arthur Hoerl (with additional dialogue by Paul
Franklin); original story by Lawrence Meade; directed by Louis J. Gasnier
Lyrics and music by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and performed by the Linc-Tones
Lyrics and music by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and performed by the Linc-Tones
Lyrics and music by Carole King, Joel Zwick, Iris Lipnick, and Lenny Pullman
Lyrics by Bud Green; music by Michael Edwards; and performed by Patti Page
Lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt; music by Albert Hague; and performed by Tony Bennett
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
Lyrics and music by Carole King
Lyrics and music by Carole King
Lyrics and music by Carole King
Lyrics and music by Carole King
Lyrics and music by Paul Simon and performed by Tom and Jerry (Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel)
Lyrics and music by Marv Kalfin (demo by Paul Simon and Carole King) and performed by the Passions
Lyrics and music by Paul Simon and performed by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
Lyrics and music by Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson, and Ellas McDaniel (music also claimed by Jody Williams)
Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Lyrics and music by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
Lyrics and music by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and performed by Connie Francis
Lyrics by Buck Ram; music by Artie Dunn, Morty Nevins, and Al Nevins; and performed by the Platters
“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
Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Lyrics and music by Luther Dixon and Shirley Owens and performed by the Shirelles
Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Lyrics and music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and performed by Wilbert Harrison
Lyrics and music by Ben E. King, Lover Patterson, George Treadwell, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller and performed by the Drifters
“Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)”
Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann and performed by Barry Mann
Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Lyrics and music by Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William E. Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, and Kal Mann
Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
“It Might as Well Rain Until September”
Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Russ Titelman
Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
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
Written by Horton Foote, based on the novel
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee; directed by Robert Mulligan
Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Lyrics and music by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller
Lyrics and music by Carole King and Howard Greenfield
“Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”
Lyrics and music by Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant