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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Music Deaths: Joe Bennett and Roy Bennett

JOE BENNETT, 75

These obituaries come from Oldies News.

Died June 27, 2015.  Leader of the Spartanburg, S.C., rockabilly band Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones.  They formed in 1956.  Their first and biggest hit was "Black Slacks" (#17-1957.  Their followup "Penny Loafers and Booby Socks" only went to #42.

ROY BENNETT, 97

Died July 2, 2015.  Songwriter.  Wrote "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane (#3-1954 for the Ames Brothers), "Kiss of Fire" (#1-1962 for Georgia Gibbs) and "Red Roses for a Blue Lady (#10-1965 for Vic Dana).  Usually worked with Sid Tepper who died in April 2015.

Wrote 45 songs for Elvis Presley including "G.I. Blues.

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