• born on July 30, 1941
• hometown is Ottawa, Canada
• wrote songs and performed since the age of 12
• At age of 16 (1957) he wrote/recorded "Diana".It topped the charts and sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
• had five Top-20 Hits before he was 18
• toured, acted in movies and did lounge act in Las Vegas and in eastern clubs
• was millionaire by the age of 20 and had written over 200 songs
• wrote the theme song for Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" in 1962
• "My Way" was written for Frank Sinatra (1966)
• has written for other singers : Tom Jones, Wayne Newton, Sammy Davis Jr., Engelbert Humperdinck, Presley, Barbara Streisand, Buddy Holly, the Doobie Brothers, etc.
• entertains in Vegas and Atlantic City
• has written over 900 songs (one of the greatest songwriters in history)
• co-owner of the Ottawa Senators Hockey team
• lives in California

JUST A FEW OF HIS HITS
-Diana (1957)
-You are My Destiny (1958)
-Lonely Boy (1959)
-Put your Head on My shoulder (1959)
-Puppy Love (1959)
-Dance On Little Girl (1961)
-Love Me Warm and Tender (1962)
-Until it's Time For You to Go (1967)
-In the Still of the Night (1969)
-(You're Having) My Baby (1974)