![]() ![]() In 1962, Johnny Carson asked him to write the theme song for a new version of Tonight on NBC. Anka gave his royalties from the song to Holly's widow. He wrote a song for Holly, "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," just before the singer died in a plane crash. Here are several facts of Paul Anka’s life you may be surprised to learn that I found on the internet.Īt 16, he joined the "Biggest Show of Stars" tour with the likes of Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry. Title Song and Special Material Written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn Made in Canada Record Label: RCA Victor Company Ltd., Montreal-Copyrighted Side two has two visible scratches but still plays ok. Record Condition: good condition, clean but well used. ![]() Outer Sleeve, New condition: Clear 3mil vinylĬover Jacket Condition: Poor as there is water damage and previous owner from me wrote her name on it. i was impressed to hear that Paul did over 900 songs in his carreer.lol. the URL at the bottom is the whole album on YouTube. I bought this in a box of oldies at a garage sale, played it a few times, I like B4 I Love You, am thinking about recording it myself with me singing and hubby playing the guitar. Paul Anka, Young Alive and in Love, 12" record Long play 33 1/3 Like others in his generation, by the late 1960s, Sinatra was feeling the culture slip past him. His ring-a-ding-ding Rat Pack years had wound down, as rock and roll became America's dominant music. He was sometimes in the news for the wrong reasons - like when his partnership with the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas reportedly ended in a physical altercation. His output during that era does include some of his greatest vocal achievements, such as the masterpiece album Strangers in the Night - but hits were unpredictable, and the future of his career seemed far from certain. Enter Paul Anka.Īnka was a one-time teen idol, a peer of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, who had grown up in the shadow of singers like Sinatra. On a visit to France, Anka came across a torch song called " Comme d'habitude," performed and co-written by the French pop singer Claude François, that caught his ear. He decided to buy the rights to the song and keep its music, but rewrite the lyrics with his hero in mind. Conductor Don Costa completed the equation, arranging "My Way" for a full orchestra with a big, lush sound. ![]()
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