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Songwriter Ben Weisman dies
Ben Weisman, a classically trained pianist who helped write nearly 60 songs for Elvis Presley, including many for his movies, has died. He was 85.
Weisman, who had Alzheimer’s disease and suffered a stroke last month, died Sunday at a long-term care hospital in Los Angeles, said Barbara Gleicher of New York, who is married to Weisman’s nephew.
Weisman, whom Presley called “the mad professor,” wrote or co-wrote a string of gold- and platinum-selling songs for Presley, including “Follow That Dream” and “Fame and Fortune.”
His songs include “Wooden Heart” for the movie “G.I. Blues,” “Rock-a-Hula Baby” for “Blue Hawaii” and “Crawfish” for “King Creole.”
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