Alan Copeland
Alan Robert Copeland (born October 6, 1926), also known as Weaver Copeland,[1] is an American singer, songwriter, composer, and conductor. He was born in Los Angeles, California, United States.[2]
Music career
Copeland was a member of The Modernaires, first from 1948 to 1956 and then from 1959 to the mid-1960s.[3] He also worked as a songwriter in Los Angeles in the 1950s. He co-wrote the song "Make Love to Me", "Back Where I Belong", "Darling, Darling, Darling", "High Society", "Into the Shadows", "This Must Be the Place", "Too Young to Know", and "While the Vesper Bells Were Ringing". He also worked as a composer for television and did arrangement work for musicians such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Bing Crosby.[4] He led studio ensembles that released several albums in the 1960s. In 1968, he issued the single, "Mission: Impossible:Norwegian Wood", which was a medley interpolating the Theme from Mission: Impossible and the Beatles song "Norwegian Wood".[5] It peaked at number 120 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart and won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Performance by a Chorus.[4] He released his autobiography, "Jukebox Saturday Nights", in November 2007.[6]
Discography
- No Sad Songs for Me (Coral, 1957)
- Cool Country (ABC, 1966)
- Basie Swingin' Voices Singin', with Count Basie (ABC-Paramount, 1966)
- A Bubble Called You (ABC, 1967)
- If Love Comes With It (A&M, 1969)
- Enchanting Woodwinds (Reader's Digest, year unknown)
References
- ^ "Copeland, Alan (6 October 1926 – Present)". Feenotes.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Bob Leszczak (22 August 2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. McFarland. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-1-4766-1539-4.
- ^ Wesley Hyatt (11 August 2010). A Critical History of Television's The Red Skelton Show, 1951–1971. McFarland. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-1-4766-0875-4.
- ^ a b Kembrew McLeod and Peter DiCola, Creative License: The Law and Culture of Digital Sampling. Duke University Press, 2011, p. 173.
- ^ Jack Boss; Brad Osborn; Tim S. Pack (24 July 2014). Analyzing the Music of Living Composers (and Others). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-4438-6471-8.
- ^ "Entertainer Copeland coming to Twain Harte". The Modesto Bee. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
