Wes Farrell

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Wes Farrell (born December 21, 1939, New York, New York - died February 29, 1996, Coconut Grove, Florida) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer, who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s.

[edit] Career

Among Farrell's songs were "Hang on Sloopy" (co-written with Bert Russell, aka Bert Berns), and the theme song for The Partridge Family ("Come On, Get Happy"). Artists he produced included the Partridges (who actually consisted of David Cassidy and Shirley Jones with a team of studio musicians), Elephant's Memory (whose songs "Jungle Gym at the Zoo" and "Old Man Willow" appeared in the movie Midnight Cowboy), and singer Lulu (the title song to the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun, and 1970s album material).

Farrell was also the owner of Bell Records, which was a merger of three earlier labels (Amy, Mala, and Bell Records). The company was later bought out by Screen Gems, and eventually became Arista Records, while Farrell went on to found Chelsea Records.

[edit] Personal life

Farrell was married to actress/singer Tina Sinatra (daughter of Frank) in 1974, and to actress Pamela Hensley in 1979; both marriages ended in divorce. He died of cancer in 1996.