Gerry Teifer
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Gerald Emmett Teifer was a songwriter, music publisher, recording industry executive, and entertainer.
and moved to Chicago
, then in 1956 he moved to New York City
.
His professional career took him to Los Angeles, and Nashville where he influenced the lives of many in the music business. Gerry's songs were recorded by numerous artists including Eddy Arnold
, Johnny Ray
, and Doris Day
. As a songwriter his best known hits were "A Full Time Job" recorded by Eddy Arnold
(1952)., and "I Don't Care (As Long As You Care For Me)", a song performed regularly on the Liberace
show (circa 1953). He also co-wrote the New York Yankees
theme song (under the pseudonym of Bob Bundin), which was heard on radio and early television as "Here Come The Yankees".
Gerry was also a talented whistler, and released several singles on Epic Records including "Poco A Poco", "Stop, Look And Whistle", "Heartaches", and "Blue Brazil". As a whistler he also recorded with Chuck Sagle and his Orchestra, was on the Leon Redbone
album Double Time on Warner Brothers Records, and performed on numerous commercials.
During his career, he was the first General Manager of the CBS publishing company April/Blackwood Music , President of Metromedia Music, President of RCA Records publishing division Sunbury-Dunbar Music in New York, Vice-President of ATV Music Group in Nashville and in New York, and head of foreign licensing for Opryland Music Group in Nashville.
He was an Army paratrooper during World War II
, a touring table tennis champion, and was well known among his colleagues as an excellent tennis player who regularly won music industry tournaments.
He retired to Dunedin, Florida, and died at St. Mark Village, Palm Harbor, Florida
, on September 20, 2004, at the age of 82.
Biography
He was born in Muskegon, MichiganMuskegon, Michigan
Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County...
and moved to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, then in 1956 he moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
His professional career took him to Los Angeles, and Nashville where he influenced the lives of many in the music business. Gerry's songs were recorded by numerous artists including Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold
Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
, Johnny Ray
Johnny Ray
John Cornelius Ray is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 10-year career from 1981 to 1990. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League and the California Angels of the American League...
, and Doris Day
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
. As a songwriter his best known hits were "A Full Time Job" recorded by Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold
Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
(1952)., and "I Don't Care (As Long As You Care For Me)", a song performed regularly on the Liberace
Liberace
Wladziu Valentino Liberace , best known simply as Liberace, was a famous American pianist and vocalist.In a career that spanned four decades of concerts, recordings, motion pictures, television and endorsements, Liberace became world-renowned...
show (circa 1953). He also co-wrote the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
theme song (under the pseudonym of Bob Bundin), which was heard on radio and early television as "Here Come The Yankees".
Gerry was also a talented whistler, and released several singles on Epic Records including "Poco A Poco", "Stop, Look And Whistle", "Heartaches", and "Blue Brazil". As a whistler he also recorded with Chuck Sagle and his Orchestra, was on the Leon Redbone
Leon Redbone
Leon Redbone is a singer and guitarist specializing in interpretations of early 20th-century music, including jazz and blues standards and Tin Pan Alley classics....
album Double Time on Warner Brothers Records, and performed on numerous commercials.
During his career, he was the first General Manager of the CBS publishing company April/Blackwood Music , President of Metromedia Music, President of RCA Records publishing division Sunbury-Dunbar Music in New York, Vice-President of ATV Music Group in Nashville and in New York, and head of foreign licensing for Opryland Music Group in Nashville.
He was an Army paratrooper during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, a touring table tennis champion, and was well known among his colleagues as an excellent tennis player who regularly won music industry tournaments.
He retired to Dunedin, Florida, and died at St. Mark Village, Palm Harbor, Florida
Palm Harbor, Florida
Palm Harbor is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 59,248.-Culture:...
, on September 20, 2004, at the age of 82.