Newton Mendonça
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Newton Ferreira de Mendonça (born in Rio de Janeiro on February 14, 1927; died November 22, 1960) was a pianist and lyricist. He began in music as a pianist in 1950. In 1953 he started working with Antonio Carlos Jobim, something for which he is best known. Mendonça went on to do the lyrics for Desafinado, Meditation (Meditação), and One Note Samba (Samba de Uma Nota Só). In 1959 he had his first heart attack, but his songs continued gaining attention. In 1960 his second heart attack proved fatal.[1]
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