Working the obit beat, Mike Chary told me that Neal Hefti has died. He was a composer and arranger for Woody Herman, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and countless others, but we probably know him best for this:
Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, that also represents Hefti's only Grammy Award.
Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Decide for yourself. Here are some covers by The Who, The Jam, and The Marketts, who took it to #17 on the charts in 1966.
Posted by Doug at October 15, 2008 3:41 PM