Florence Kaye

Florence Kaye (January 19, 1919 — May 12, 2006) was an American songwriter who worked with Bill Giant and Bernie Baum.^[1] She was born in New York City. She performed a radio show in Georgia and entertained troops for United Service Organizations. The three built a significant list of credits, including many songs recorded by Elvis Presley. The majority of their tunes were used in Presley's musicals. Their work was also credited in the American version of Osamu Tezuka's anime Kimba the White Lion (1965). The only hit song by the trio was Elvis' "(You're the) Devil in Disguise", in 1963.

List of songs

The following films included songs composed by Kaye et al.

Double Trouble
Easy Come, Easy Go
Follow That Dream
Frankie and Johnny
Fun in Acapulco
Girl Happy
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Harum Scarum
Kissin' Cousins
Live a Little, Love a Little
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Poison Ivy League
Roustabout
Spinout
Viva Las Vegas (The title track was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.)

References

^ Stratto, Jonn (December 2010). "A West Indian? You Must Be Joking! I Come out of the East End': Kenny Lynch and English Racism in the 1950s and 1960s". Popular Music History. 5 (3): 305–326. doi:10.1558/pomh.v5i3.305.