Carl Sigman

Primarily a lyricist, Sigman also occasionally wrote melodies. Sigman had a six-decade-long career with work recorded by Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Louis Prima, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, The Four Coins, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Brenda Lee, Sonny and Cher, Andy Williams, Sammy Davis Jr., Sarah Vaughan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard, Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell -- among others. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.