John Berry [US Doo-wop]

Aliases: Sonny Spencer
Real name: John Bobby Berry
Country: United States
IPI: 00002949886 12 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Doo-wop singer in "The Rainbows" and songwriter, who is perhaps best known for writing Chubby Checker's "Pony Time." Collaborated with Don Covay on numerous R&B hits in the late 1950's and 1960's.
Member of: The Rainbows [US]

Songs written by John Berry [US Doo-wop]

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Big Fat Saturday Night	Don Covay, Luther Dixon, John Berry [US Doo-wop]	Gene Vincent	August 5, 1959	Covered by (2 artists)
Boo Hoo	Don Covay, John Berry [US Doo-wop]	Lloyd Price	December 15, 1960	Covered by Les Chaussettes Noires
Hey Lover	Don Covay, John Berry [US Doo-wop]	Debbie Dovale	September 1963	Covered by (4 artists)
I'm Coming Down with the Blues	Don Covay, John Berry [US Doo-wop]	Jeb Stuart REC, Don Covay REL	December 1959	Covered by (7 artists)
I'm Hanging Up My Heart for You	Don Covay, John Berry [US Doo-wop]	Solomon Burke	April 4, 1962	Covered by (6 artists)
Mister Twister	Don Covay, John Berry [US Doo-wop]	The Rocking Boys	1962	Covered by (5 artists)
Pony Time	Don Covay, John Berry [US Doo-wop]	The Goodtimers	January 1961	Covered by (24 artists)
They Say	John Berry [US Doo-wop]	The Rainbows [US]	July 5, 1956	Covered by Ronnie I's Cliftonaires
Tongue Tied	Don Covay, John Berry [US Doo-wop], Mark Lewis	Wanda Jackson	October 30, 1960	Covered by (4 artists)