# Jerry Capehart > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jerry_Capehart > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jerry_Capehart.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Capehart > Source revision: 1341966825 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American songwriter (1928–1998) Jerry Capehart Born (1928-08-22)August 22, 1928 Goodman, Missouri, United States Died June 7, 1998(1998-06-07) (aged 69) Nashville, Tennessee, United States Genres Rock and roll Occupations Songwriter, music manager Musical artist **Jerry Neil Capehart** (August 22, 1928 – June 7, 1998)[1] was an American songwriter and music manager. Capehart co-wrote the songs "[Summertime Blues](/source/Summertime_Blues)" and "[C'mon Everybody](/source/C'mon_Everybody)" with [Eddie Cochran](/source/Eddie_Cochran), whom he also managed.[1] One of his most-recorded songs, "[Turn Around, Look at Me](/source/Turn_Around%2C_Look_at_Me)," was a chart hit for [Glen Campbell](/source/Glen_Campbell) (his first), [the Lettermen](/source/The_Lettermen), and [the Vogues](/source/The_Vogues).[2] ## Career Eddie Cochran's 1958 recordings of Capehart compositions reached No. 8 and No. 35 respectively on the Billboard pop chart. Besides managing Cochran, Capehart was manager for actor and impressionist [Frank Gorshin](/source/Frank_Gorshin) and vocalists [Rosemary Clooney](/source/Rosemary_Clooney) and [Glen Campbell](/source/Glen_Campbell), among others. Other notable songs written by Capehart are "Beautiful Brown Eyes" recorded by Rosemary Clooney which reached No. 11 on *Billboard* Pop chart in 1951 and "[Turn Around, Look at Me](/source/Turn_Around%2C_Look_at_Me)", which was Glen Campbell's first hit single, peaking at No. 15 on [*Billboard* Adult Contemporary chart](/source/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)) in 1961, followed by [The Vogues](/source/The_Vogues) recording which made No. 7 on the [Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) during 1968-1969. He also contributed music to the 1963 film *Shotgun Wedding* starring [Jenny Maxwell](/source/Jenny_Maxwell).[3] In 1994, country music artist Alan Jackson scored a No. 1 hit with his recording of "Summertime Blues". Capehart died in Nashville June 7, 1998. He had been in Nashville pitching a new song "Summertime Blues No. 2", to record labels on Music Row. Capehart wrote more than 100 songs during his career. ## Death He died at the age of 69 from [brain cancer](/source/Brain_cancer) in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee). ## Discography - "Rollin'" b/w "Walkin' Stick Boogie" (CASH 1021, 1956) released as by Jerry Capehart Featuring The Cochran Brothers[4] - "I Hates Rabbits" b/w "Scratchin'" ([Dot](/source/Dot_Records) 15810, 1958) released as by Jerry Neal[5] - "Song Of New Orleans" b/w "The Theme For The Young And The Blue" (Crest 1101, 1962)[5] - "Love On The Run" b/w "I Remember Love" ([Liberty](/source/Liberty_Records) 55657, 1964) released as by Jerry Berryhill[6] - "Lemon Pie" b/w "Midnight In The Afternoon" (Liberty 55825, 1964) released as by Jerry Berryhill[6] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_1-1) ["Obituary: Jerry Capehart"](http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-jerry-capehart-1165679.html). *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)*. June 18, 1998. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220608/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-jerry-capehart-1165679.html) from the original on 2022-06-08. Retrieved February 4, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Jerry Neil Capehart; Co-Writer of Rock Classic 'Summertime Blues'"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-10-mn-58537-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. 1998-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-09. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Jerry Capehart"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0135008/). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Eddie Cochran biography"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115092425/https://eddiecochran.info/). *Eddiecochran.info*. Archived from [the original](https://eddiecochran.info/) on January 15, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rcs-discography.com_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rcs-discography.com_5-1) ["Capehart, Jerry (RCS Artist Discography)"](http://rcs-discography.com/rcs/artist.php?key=cape1000). *Rcs-discography.com*. Retrieved February 4, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-45cat.com_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-45cat.com_6-1) ["Jerry Capehart Discography - All Countries - 45cat"](http://www.45cat.com/artist/jerry-capehart/all). *45cat.com*. Retrieved February 4, 2020. ## External links - [Jerry Capehart discography at Rockin' Country Style](http://rcs-discography.com/rcs/artist.php?key=cape1000) - [*Jerry Capehart - A complete list of his compositions* on Big Jamboree](http://www.bigvjamboree.com/JerryCapehart.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130911070301/http://www.bigvjamboree.com/JerryCapehart.htm) 2013-09-11 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND National United States France BnF data Italy Finland Artists MusicBrainz 2 This article about an American songwriter is a stub. 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