John Marascalco

John Marascalco (born John S. Marascalso, 27 March 1931^[1]) is an American songwriter, who is most noted for his collaborations with Robert Blackwell. Marascalco had a hand in some of the big R&B and rock and roll hits of the 1950s and 1960s.^[1]

Career

Together with Robert Blackwell, he wrote the songs "Good Golly Miss Molly", "Ready, Teddy", and "Rip It Up" made famous by Little Richard. Like Norman Petty with Buddy Holly, Robert "Bumps" Blackwell put his name on the songwriting credits although Marascalco was the actual writer of the songs. Also for Little Richard, Marascalco co-wrote "Heeby Jeebies", "She's Got It", and "Groovy Little Suzy". He also co-wrote the song "Goodnight My Love" with George Motola made famous by Jesse Belvin and Paul Anka.

Furthermore he co-wrote songs with Fats Domino ("Be My Guest"), Scott Turner and Harry Nilsson, and helped to finance Nilsson's early recording efforts. Marascalso and Turner collaborated on songs for Nilsson, such as "I Just Ain't Right" and "Building Me Up," both of which appear on the albums Nilsson '62: The Debut Sessions and Early Tymes. Marascalco and Nilsson wrote songs together, including "Baby Baby" and "Born in Grenada" (Spotlight on Nilsson).^[1]

Marascalco co-composed "Send Me Some Lovin'" with Leo Price, and this was recorded by The Crickets for their 1957 debut album, The "Chirping" Crickets. He also penned "Wouldn't You Know", which was recorded by Billy Lee Riley.

Marascalco tunes have been recorded by everybody from Little Richard to Creedence Clearwater Revival to the Stray Cats.^[1]

References

External links

• http://www.geocities.com/shakin_stacks/johnmarascalco.txt

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