Carson Parks

Clarence Carson Parks (born April 26, 1936 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania - † June 22, 2005 in St. Marys , Georgia ) was an American musician, songwriter and owner of Greenwood Music Co. He is the composer of the successful song Somethin ' Stupid .

The son of a psychiatrist graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover ( Massachusetts ), the "Carnegie Technological Institute" and the University of Miami in Florida . He started working in Los Angeles in the early 1960s . He and his college friend Bernie Armstrong founded the duo Steeltown Two, which made their first recordings for a small record label. The duo also played for various bands and contributed to the soundtrack to John Wayne's film The Alamo . In 1962 the duo ended their collaboration. A little later Carson Parks founded the Steeltown Three with his younger brother Van Dyke Parks and the singer Pat Peyton. The two brothers eventually formed the Greenwood Country Singers, which received a recording deal with MGM Records . The group recorded four albums and had two low chart listings with their singles.

In 1966, Parks released the song Somethin 'Stupid with his wife Gaile Foote as a duet. Frank Sinatra became aware of this song through contacts , who recorded it together with his daughter Nancy Sinatra . In this version, the piece became a worldwide hit and spent four weeks at the top of the US Billboard charts . The title also reached first place in the British charts. The song was interpreted by many other artists in the years and decades that followed.

After this success, Parks was able to sell more songs to various artists, including the Mills Brothers and Jack Jones. These songs could not celebrate nearly similar successes. He eventually ended his musical career and focused on publishing music.

After spending more than thirty years in Nashville, Carson Parks died of kidney failure on June 22, 2005 at his home in St. Marys, Georgia.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.ccarsonparks.com/carson.htm