American songwriter and record producer (1929–1967)
"Bert Russell" redirects here. For the British mathematician, see Bertrand Russell. For the Australian footballer, see Bert Russell (footballer).
Bert Berns
Birth name
Bertrand Russell Berns
Also known as
Bert Russell
Born
(1929-11-08)November 8, 1929 New York City, U.S.
Died
December 30, 1967(1967-12-30) (aged 38) New York City, U.S.
Genres
Pop
R&B
rock and roll
soul
Occupations
Songwriter
record producer
label executive
Years active
1960–1967
Labels
Atlantic
Bang
Shout
Website
bertberns.com
Musical artist
Bertrand Russell Berns (November 8, 1929 – December 30, 1967), also known as Bert Russell and (occasionally) Russell Byrd, was an American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s.[1] His songwriting credits include "Twist and Shout", "Piece of My Heart", "Here Comes the Night", "Hang on Sloopy", "Cry to Me" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", and his productions include "Baby, Please Don't Go", "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Under the Boardwalk".
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 20/1. ISBN 0-85112-733-9.
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the original version of "Piece of My Heart", written and produced by BertBerns, in 1967, for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award. A cover version...
and Celine Dion song), 1997 "Tell Him" (BertBerns song), a 1962 single by The Exciters, written by BertBerns "Tell Him" (Carlton Black song), a 1963...
Morrison and recorded in March 1967 for Bang Records owner and producer BertBerns, it was released as a single in June of the same year on the Bang label...
a record company founded by songwriter and record producer BertBerns in 1966. BertBerns was a founding father of the New York Uptown Soul genre, with...
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"Here Comes the Night" is a 1964 song, written by BertBerns. It became a hit for Northern Irish band Them, fronted by Van Morrison, in March 1965, charting...
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record producer, BertBerns, on his third release on Musicor Records, Radcliffe attended a session at Chess Studios, produced by Berns, where three of...
the pop-hit oriented guidance of BertBerns with the release of the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967. After Berns's death, Warner Bros. Records bought...
of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat. "I Want Candy" was written by BertBerns, Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer in 1965. Some reports...