Bernie Wayne
Biography
Bernie Wayne (born Bernard Weitzner; March 6, 1919 – April 18, 1993) was an American composer who wrote over 1,000 songs and music for commercial jingles. He was best known for "Blue Velvet", which was recorded as a hit by numerous artists, and "There She Is", the song long associated with the Miss America pageant, as well as songs written for Elvis Presley, Broadway musicals and Hollywood productions. He also wrote the tune featured in commercials for Chock full o'Nuts which portrayed it as the "heavenly coffee".
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Born To Die
2012
Paradise
2012
The Soothing Sounds Of The Apocalypse (Presented By Vault-Tec)
2024
Blue Velvet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1986
The Greatest Hits
1976
The Most Popular Guitar
1961
Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits
1965
The Best Of Chet Atkins
1964
No One Cares
1959
Batman (Exclusive Original Television Soundtrack Album)
1966
At Carnegie Hall Recorded Live June 9 1962
1962
This Is Sinatra Volume Two
1958
Headed And Gutted
1974
Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits
1972
Nature Boy
1971
The Best Of Arthur Prysock
1967
Red Roses For A Blue Lady
1965
Today's Romantic Hits - For Lovers Only - Vol 2
1964
I Don't Want To Be Hurt Anymore
1964
Reviens Vite Et Oublie
1963
Where Did Everyone Go?
1963
The Wonderful World Of: Gene McDaniels
1963
More! More! More! Music Of The Stripper And Other Fun Songs For The Family
1962
Limited Edition, Volume Two
1954
Credited work
2,168 releases · 546 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 2,055
- Production · 110
- Other credits · 99
Studios: Capitol Studios · Shangri-La, Malibu, CA · Westlake Studios · Sarm Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Bobby Vinton
- Tony Bennett
- Nat King Cole
- Frank Sinatra
- The Clovers
- The Moonglows
- Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra