George David Weiss


http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010/08/25/129428863/george-david-weiss-thirty-years-of-number-ones

Those are some great songs! Hope he is in peace.
ballan

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Whoa!-I saw a Documentary and how he ripped off Wimoweh from the original
Solomon Linda family--they lived in abject poverty. The Weiss Dude always refused both interviews and comment on that point when pressed.

Not such a good guy after all.

Des

Yes was a right bit of work, he made all the $$'s and gave nix to the songwriter where Pete Seegers version paid annual royalties to the Linda family.

The Doco is

"The Lions Trail" By Francois Verster

Des