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Bennie Benjamin

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United States Virgin Islands musician, songwriter (1907-1989)

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Claude August "Bennie" Benjamin was a Virgin Islands-born American songwriter. He had particularly successful songwriting partnerships with Sol Marcus, with whom he wrote "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", "When the Lights Go On Again ", and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"; and with George David Weiss, with whom...

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Benjamin (right) with George David Weiss in their New York office, 1947; by William P. GottliebBenjamin (right) with George David Weiss in their New York office, 1947; by William P. Gottlieb

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Claude August "Bennie" Benjamin was a Virgin Islands-born American songwriter. He had particularly successful songwriting partnerships with Sol Marcus, with whom he wrote "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", "When the Lights Go On Again ", and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"; and with George David Weiss, with whom he wrote "Oh! What It Seemed to Be" and "Wheel of Fortune". Most of his songs were in the traditional pop idiom.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1989 · aged 81
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7 languages

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