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Lee Julian Pockriss (January 20, 1924 – November 14, 2011) [1] was an American songwriter who wrote popular songs and scores for films and Broadway shows, mainly during the 1960s and 1970s. Early life and career
Pages in category "Songs written by Lee Pockriss" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The song was a Top 10 hit in other countries around the world. In all, Vance wrote over 300 songs, including recordings by Johnny Mathis, Paul Anka, and Tommy James and the Shondells. [3] Pockriss and Vance released a single in 1959 for Columbia Records as 'Lee and Paul,' a novelty tune called "The Chick."
"Kites" is a ballad written by Hal Hackady and Lee Pockriss. It was first recorded by American country folk-singing trio the Rooftop Singers as their last single in 1967. [2] The song then became a hit for British psychedelic band Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, featuring the three Shulman brothers who later formed the progressive rock band ...
"Johnny Angel" is a song written and composed by Lyn Duddy and Lee Pockriss. It was originally recorded by both Laurie Loman and Georgia Lee , but those two versions were not successful. [ 2 ] It first became a popular hit single when it was recorded by Shelley Fabares in the fall of 1961; she took it to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart ...
The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, [5] while reaching No. 5 on Billboard ' s Easy Listening chart, [6] No. 4 on Record World ' s "100 Top Pops", [7] No. 5 on the Cash Box Top 100, [8] No. 1 on Canada's RPM 100, [9] No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart, [10] No. 4 on New Zealand's NZ Listener chart, [11] [12] and No. 9 on Australia's Go-Set chart.
"Catch a Falling Star" is a song written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss. It was made famous by Perry Como who recorded and released his version in late 1957. Background and chart performance
The song was recorded by Connie Smith for the 1966 album Born to Sing. The song was recorded by the indie-rock band Yo La Tengo for their 1997 album I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One . This version was used on, and inspired the title of, the 2002 soundtrack album for the television show Gilmore Girls , Our Little Corner of the World: Music ...