Biography
Jack Keller composed numerous pop successes aimed at teenage audiences, yet his lasting reputation rests on the creation of several instantly recognizable theme songs from television's classic years, most prominently the signature melody for Bewitched. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1937 to a father who was himself a musician, he joined the writing staff of Don Kirschner's Aldon Music, the Brill Building company renowned for its publishing roster. There he teamed with lyricist Howard Greenfield to deliver Connie Francis her two 1960 number-one singles, "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own."
Their further partnerships yielded Jimmy Clanton's "Venus in Blue Jeans," the Chordettes' "Just Between You and Me," and Bobby Vee's "Run to Him." Following Screen Gems' purchase of Aldon, Keller moved to Hollywood in 1966, where he and Greenfield supplied the opening themes for Bewitched, Hazel, and Gidget. When Kirschner and Screen Gems debuted the Beatles-inspired sitcom The Monkees, Keller served as a producer and co-wrote the program's theme along with additional tracks that appeared on the accompanying albums. As the market for professional songwriters diminished, he shifted to Nashville in 1984 and began writing country material later recorded by Ernest Tubb, Eddy Arnold, Reba McEntire, and Crystal Gayle. After a short struggle with leukemia, Keller died in Nashville on April 1, 2005.
Their further partnerships yielded Jimmy Clanton's "Venus in Blue Jeans," the Chordettes' "Just Between You and Me," and Bobby Vee's "Run to Him." Following Screen Gems' purchase of Aldon, Keller moved to Hollywood in 1966, where he and Greenfield supplied the opening themes for Bewitched, Hazel, and Gidget. When Kirschner and Screen Gems debuted the Beatles-inspired sitcom The Monkees, Keller served as a producer and co-wrote the program's theme along with additional tracks that appeared on the accompanying albums. As the market for professional songwriters diminished, he shifted to Nashville in 1984 and began writing country material later recorded by Ernest Tubb, Eddy Arnold, Reba McEntire, and Crystal Gayle. After a short struggle with leukemia, Keller died in Nashville on April 1, 2005.
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