Teddy Randazzo died last Friday

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One of My favorite composers died last Friday. He was one of the true 
unrecognized geniuses in the rock & roll era and beyond.  After his numerous 
hits in 
R & R composing and producing, he worked with  such artists as Steve Lawrence 
and Sinatra.

He had hit record as a vocalist in 1960 or so with "That's The Way of A 
Clown"...great song.
Simon



Obituary: Pop-rocker Randazzo 



Teddy Randazzo, a pop singer who starred in several 1950s rock 'n' 


roll movies and went on to co-write hit songs like "Goin' Out of My 


Head" and "Pretty Blue Eyes"; died Friday at his home in Orlando. He 


was 68. 


Born in Brooklyn to a musical family, Randazzo started his career by 


singing lead with the Three Chuckles, who had a top-20 hit in late 


1954 with "Runaround".




He became friends with rock 'n' roll deejay Alan Freed and starred 


in several early rock movies, including "Rock, Rock, Rock", where he 


played the clean-cut boyfriend of a young Tuesday Weld. 



He also attended Juilliard, getting the training with which he and 


longtime friend Bobby Weinstein co-wrote hits that also 


included "Hurt So Bad" & "Gonna Take a Miracle". He and Weinstein 


recently had begun writing again.

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