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Kenny Jacobson

real name Kenneth Jacobson

Kenny Jacobson is credited on 611 releases across 161 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2021 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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611

Credits

161

Albums

8

Decades active

42

In collections

Biography

American songwriter. He often collaborated with lyricist Rhoda Roberts.
Born March 20, 1932 Waterville, Maine March 22, 2021,
He and Rhoda Roberts collaborated on more than 50 songs but also on four charted ones: "Put a Light in the Window" by The Four Lads, which landed at #8 in the U.S. in 1957 for The Four Lads and at #25 in the U.K. for King Brothers; "Swingin' Shepherd Blues" by Ella Fitzgerald hit #15 in the U.K. in 1958; and "Ding Dong" by The McGuire Sisters hit #25 in 1958 in the U.S.
Jacobson wrote the music for the musical "Hot September" (1965) while Roberts wrote the lyrics.

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Credited work

611 releases · 161 albums · active 1954–2021

  • Performance · 625
  • Other credits · 10

Studios: RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World · Western Recorders · RCA's Music Center Of The World · Advision Studios

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