Jerry Keller (musician)

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Jerry Keller (born Jerry Paul Keller, 20 June 1937, Fort Smith, Arkansas) is an American pop singer and songwriter.

1 Career
2 Trivia
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Career

Educated at the University of Tulsa, Keller's biggest self-penned hit was 1959's "Here Comes Summer". It climbed to #14 in the Billboard Hot 100. The record reached number one in the UK the same year, but lack of further chart appearances, branded Keller as a one hit wonder.

He also co-wrote the song "A Man and a Woman", which was recorded by such artists as Matt Monro, Ella Fitzgerald, Engelbert Humperdinck, Johnny Mathis and José Feliciano [1]. In addition he co-penned "Almost There", a successful single for Andy Williams, plus "How Does It Go?" recorded in 1965 by Ricky Nelson.

In the film arena, Keller wrote soundtrack music for I Saw What You Did and Angel in My Pocket.

Keller went on to be a number one call vocalist for TV jingles throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He also had cameo role as the orchestra music director in You Light Up My Life, a 1977 romantic comedy/drama film, directed and written by Joseph Brooks.

[edit] Trivia

Keller's great success - "Here Comes Summer" - showed a delicious piece of non-timing, by reaching the number one spot in the UK in the Autumn of 1959.