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Horace Ott
Horace Ott
American musician
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Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham
American musician
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Billy Steinberg
Billy Steinberg
American songwriter
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Don Gibson
Don Gibson
American musician
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Al Stillman
Al Stillman
American lyricist
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Bob McDill
Bob McDill
American musician
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Barry Mason
Barry Mason
English songwriter
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Hal David
Hal David
American lyricist
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George David Weiss
George David Weiss
American songwriter and arranger; President of the Songwriters Guild of America (1921-2010)
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Don Raye
Don Raye
American songwriter
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Diane Warren
Diane Warren
American songwriter, musician and record producer
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Max Martin
Max Martin
Swedish record producer and songwriter
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Howard Greenfield
Howard Greenfield
dickie rock
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Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin
American lyricist
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Paul Overstreet
Paul Overstreet
American singer-songwriter
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Mort Shuman
Mort Shuman
American singer, pianist and songwriter
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Jackie DeShannon
Jackie DeShannon
American singer-songwriter
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Jean Beauvoir
Jean Beauvoir
American musician
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Hugo Peretti
Hugo Peretti
American songwriter and record producer
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Luigi Creatore
Luigi Creatore
American songwriter and record producer
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Vini Poncia
Vini Poncia
American musician, songwriter and record producer
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Tom Kelly
Tom Kelly
American musician, songwriter
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Harlan Howard
Harlan Howard
American songwriter
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Irving Gordon
Irving Gordon
American songwriter
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Don McLean
Don McLean
American singer-songwriter
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Les Reed
Les Reed
British songwriter, arranger, musician and light-orchestra leader
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Bill Anderson
Bill Anderson
American country music singer and songwriter
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Dr. Luke
Dr. Luke
American record producer from Rhode Island
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Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson
American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and visual artist
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Luther Dixon
Luther Dixon
American songwriter, record producer, singer, conductor
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Cindy Walker
Cindy Walker
American songwriter, country music singer and dancer
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Johnny Burke
Johnny Burke
American lyricist
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Dan Penn
Dan Penn
American musician
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Barry Mann
Barry Mann
American songwriter and musician
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Linda Perry
Linda Perry
American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
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Albert Hammond
Albert Hammond
Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
American singer, songwriter, and actress
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Simon Climie
Simon Climie
British songwriter and producer
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Otis Blackwell
Otis Blackwell
American songwriter, singer, and pianist
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Freddie Scott
Freddie Scott
American singer
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Ed Bruce
Ed Bruce
American country music songwriter and singer
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Deborah Allen
Deborah Allen
American country music singer, songwriter, author, and actress
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Nicky Chinn
Nicky Chinn
English songwriter and record producer
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Ellie Greenwich
Ellie Greenwich
American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009)
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Jack Keller
Jack Keller
American composer, songwriter and record producer (1936-2005)
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Geoff Stephens
Geoff Stephens
English songwriter and record producer
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Carole Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager
American lyricist, singer and songwriter
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Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
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Sid Tepper
Sid Tepper
American songwriter
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MNEK
MNEK
English singer-songwriter and producer
Bennie Benjamin
United States Virgin Islands musician, songwriter

Bennie Benjamin

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United States Virgin Islands musician, songwriter

Claude August "Bennie" Benjamin (November 4, 1907 – May 2, 1989) was a Virgin Islands-born American songwriter. He had particularly successful songwriting partnerships with Sol Marcus, with whom he wrote "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire", "When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)", and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"; and with George David Weiss, with whom he wrote "Oh! What It Seemed to Be" and "Wheel of Fortune". Most of his songs were in the traditional pop idiom.