Alan Copeland

Alan Robert Copeland (October 6, 1926 – December 28, 2022), also known as Weaver Copeland,[1] was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and conductor.

Life and career

Copeland was born in Los Angeles, California on October 6, 1926.[2]

Copeland was a member of The Modernaires, first from 1948 to 1956 and then from 1959 to the mid-1960s.[3] He also worked as a songwriter in Los Angeles in the 1950s. He co-wrote the song "Make Love to Me", "Back Where I Belong", "Darling, Darling, Darling", "High Society", "Into the Shadows", "This Must Be the Place", "Too Young to Know", and "While the Vesper Bells Were Ringing". He also worked as a composer for television and did arrangement work for musicians such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Bing Crosby.[4] He led studio ensembles that released several albums in the 1960s. In 1968, he issued the single, "Mission: Impossible Theme / Norwegian Wood", which was a medley interpolating the Theme from Mission: Impossible and the Beatles song "Norwegian Wood".[5] It peaked at number 120 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart and won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Performance by a Chorus.[4] He released his autobiography, "Jukebox Saturday Nights", in November 2007.[6]

Copeland died in Sonora, California on December 28, 2022, at the age of 96.[7]

Discography

No Sad Songs for Me (Coral, 1957)
Cool Country (ABC, 1966)
Basie Swingin' Voices Singin', with Count Basie (ABC-Paramount, 1966)
A Bubble Called You (ABC, 1967)
If Love Comes With It (A&M, 1969)
Enchanting Woodwinds (Reader's Digest, year unknown)

References

"Copeland, Alan (6 October 1926 – Present)". Feenotes.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
Bob Leszczak (22 August 2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. McFarland. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-1-4766-1539-4.
Wesley Hyatt (11 August 2010). A Critical History of Television's The Red Skelton Show, 1951–1971. McFarland. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-1-4766-0875-4.
Kembrew McLeod and Peter DiCola, Creative License: The Law and Culture of Digital Sampling. Duke University Press, 2011, p. 173.
Jack Boss; Brad Osborn; Tim S. Pack (24 July 2014). Analyzing the Music of Living Composers (and Others). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-4438-6471-8.
"Entertainer Copeland coming to Twain Harte". The Modesto Bee. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
Barnes, Mike (6 January 2023). "Alan Copeland, Vocalist With The Modernaires and 'Your Hit Parade,' Dies at 96". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

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[1] "Copeland, Alan (6 October 1926 – Present)". Feenotes.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

[Leszczak2014-2] Bob Leszczak (22 August 2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. McFarland. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-1-4766-1539-4.

[Hyatt2010-3] Wesley Hyatt (11 August 2010). A Critical History of Television's The Red Skelton Show, 1951–1971. McFarland. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-1-4766-0875-4.

[mcleod-4] Kembrew McLeod and Peter DiCola, Creative License: The Law and Culture of Digital Sampling. Duke University Press, 2011, p. 173.

[BossOsborn2014-5] Jack Boss; Brad Osborn; Tim S. Pack (24 July 2014). Analyzing the Music of Living Composers (and Others). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-4438-6471-8.

[6] "Entertainer Copeland coming to Twain Harte". The Modesto Bee. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[7] Barnes, Mike (6 January 2023). "Alan Copeland, Vocalist With The Modernaires and 'Your Hit Parade,' Dies at 96". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 January 2023.