Fred Burch

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Fred Burch is an American popular songwriter (born ?1931-1932). [1] [2] His hometown was Paducah, Kentucky but he was based in Nashville where he was a staff writer with the Cedarwood Publishing Co. [3] [4]

Burch and fellow songwriter Don Hill also recorded as South for a 1969 single "Barefoot In The Woods" on the Silver Fox label. [5] [6] In 1983 he wrote a musical, American Passion, with Willie Fong Young. [7] [8]

Selected songs

Co-writers' names are in brackets. [9]

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References

  1. Billboard - Jan 1, 1966 - Page 29 "Burch's biggest to date is the Perry Como hit last year, "Dream on Little Dreamer."
  2. Unverified detail in press report, June 3, 1962: "At the age of 30 "
  3. "P.T.109... Former Paducah Man Writes Hit Song", The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, June 3, 1962, page 23
  4. Display advertisement by Cedarwood Publishing Co, Billboard, January 25, 1964
  5. Artist page for South at Discogs.com.
  6. "Barefoot In The Woods" discographic details and image of label at 45cat.com.
  7. East West: The Chinese-American News Magazine 1975 "According to the author, novelist Patrick Anderson, Young and another songwriter, Fred Burch (of "How High's the Watergate, Martha?" fame) met in 1969 when Young"
  8. Dan Dietz Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception p16
  9. Fred B. Burch repertoire of copyrighted works at BMI-ASCAP's Songview Database
  10. Charles Portis, Jay Jennings - Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany 2012- Page 80 "Nevertheless, with a few really big sellers and a small catalog of standards, a writer can retire young. Crutchfield and collaborator Fred Burch, both thirtyish and Kentuckians, are two comers, part of Nashville's new wave. They wrote Dream On, Little Dreamer ..."
  11. MusicVF.com - Fred Burch