Teddy Randazzo

American songwriter, singer, arranger and producer with Italian origins.

Born May 13, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York. Died November 21, 2003 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Married to lyricist [a=Victoria Pike] (divorced 1977); their daughter is [a=Elisa Randazzo].

Best known for composing 1960s hit songs such as [i]Goin' Out Of My Head[/i], [i]It's Gonna Take A Miracle[/i] and [i]Hurt So Bad[/i].

In the early years of rock and roll, Randazzo played with a group called [a=The Three Chuckles] and appeared on The [a=Ed Sullivan] Show numerous times. Their first hit Runaround, was a top 20 hit. He co-starred in rock revues staged by the legendary disc jockey [a=Alan Freed], appearing with such artists as [a=Chuck Berry] and [a=LaVern Baker]. Randazzo also had some starring roles and often performed in such rock films as [i]Hey, Let's Twist[/i], [i]The Girl Can't Help It[/i], [i]Rock, Rock, Rock[/i] and [i]Mr. Rock And Roll[/i] in the late 1950s and early 1960s. With his composing partner, [a=Bobby Weinstein] he wrote a string of major hits for other artists. The two were inducted into the Songwriters' Hall Of Fame in 2007, fifty years after first composing together.

Between 1959-1996, Randazzo had 56 songs hit the charts in the U.S. and 5 in the U.K. Tops among these were [i]Goin' Out of My Head / Can't Take My Eyes Off You[/i] by The Lettermen (#7 overall, #2 adult contemporary, 1967, US) (co-Bobby Weinstein, Bob Gaudio & Bob Crewe), [i]Pretty Blue Eyes[/i] by Craig Douglas (#4 UK, 1960) (co-written by Weinstein) and [i]Yesterday Has Gone[/i] by Cupid's Inspiration (#4 UK, 1968) (co-written by Victoria Pike).