Carson Parks

Clarence Carson Parks ( born April 26, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, † 22 June 2005 in St. Marys, Georgia ) was an American musician, songwriter and owner of Greenwood Music Co. He is the composer of the successful song Somethin ' Stupid.

The son of a psychiatrist graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover (Massachusetts ), the " Carnegie Technological Institute " and the University of Miami in Florida. In the early 1960s he began to work in Los Angeles. He founded with his college friend Bernie Armstrong, the duo Steeltown Two, which made the first recordings for a small record label. In addition, the duo played for several bands and worked on the soundtrack to the John Wayne movie The Alamo with. 1962 ended the duo 's collaboration. A little later founded Carson Park with his younger brother Van Dyke Parks and the singer Pat Peyton the Steeltown Three .. The two brothers eventually formed the Greenwood Country Singers who received a recording contract with MGM Records. The group recorded four albums and had two low the charts with their singles.

1966 published parks the song Somethin 'Stupid with his wife Gaile Foote as a duet. Through contacts Frank Sinatra became aware of this song, who recorded it with his daughter Nancy Sinatra. In this version of the song was a worldwide hit and spent four weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard charts. Also in the British hit parade of titles won first place. The song has been interpreted in the following years and decades by many other artists.

After this success, the park was able to sell more songs of various artists, among them were the Mills Brothers and Jack Jones. However, these songs could not celebrate nearly similar success. He finally ended his musical career and concentrated on publishing music.

After more than thirty years, been brought in Nashville died Carson Park on June 22, 2005 at his home in St. Marys, Georgia from kidney failure.