LEE MORRIS

From Al Jolson to Elvis Presley, LEE MORRIS wrote lyrics that were recorded by many of the greatest entertainers of his time.  Among them: Frank Sinatra, Nat 'King' Cole, Dinah Washington, Peggy Lee, The Mills Brothers, The Ames Brothers, The McGuire Sisters, Al Martino, Brenda Lee, Helen O'Connell & Bob Eberly, Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra, The Modernaires, The Cascades and Leroy Van Dyke.

Al Jolson scored with "If I Only Had a Match" in 1947; and, Elvis included Lee's songs in three of his motion pictures: 'Kissin' Cousins,' 'Roustabout'  and 'Fun in Acapulco.'

BLUE VELVET,  Lee's most enduring lyric, helped solidify the careers of two of the most legendary entertainers of all time, Tony Bennett, who made it a hit in 1951, and Bobby Vinton, whose recording was number 1 on the Billboard  Hot 100 chart for three weeks in 1963.  The song was also a hit for The Clovers on the R&B charts in 1955.

Sammy Davis Jr. Trini Lopez, The Lettermen, The Moonglows, Arthur Prysock, The Statues, Jerry Vail and Glen Miller are among the 50+ artists that have recorded BLUE VELVET, the latest being Barry Manilow whose CD, 'The Greatest Songs of the Sixties' sold more than 2 million copies in 2006.

Many Lee Morris works are published by JLZ Music
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