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Sidney Keith Russell (April 25, 1914 – February 1970), publishing under the name of Bob Russell, was an American songwriter (mainly lyricist) born in Passaic, New Jersey.〔("Bob Russell Biography" ), Songwriters Hall of Fame.〕 ==Career== In 1968, Russell along with songwriting partner Quincy Jones were nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Original Song category ("The Eyes Of Love" for the film ''Banning''). The following year, both he and Jones were nominated again in the same category (for the Sidney Poitier film ''For Love of Ivy''). Russell attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was roommates with Sidney Sheldon the novelist. Russell went to work as an advertising copywriter. He then turned to writing special material for vaudeville acts, and then for film studios, ultimately writing complete scores for two movies: ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' and ''Reach for Glory''. The latter film received the Locarno International Film Festival prize in 1962. A number of other movies featured compositions by Russell: ''Affair in Trinidad'' (1952), ''Blue Gardenia'' (1953), ''The Girl Can't Help It'' (1956), ''The Girl Most Likely'' (1957), ''A Matter of WHO'', ''Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd'' (1952), ''Sound Off'' (1952), ''That Midnight Kiss'' (1949), and ''A Ticket to Tomahawk'' (1950).〔("Bob Russell (II) (1914–1970)" ), IMDb.〕 In the movies ''The Girl Most Likely, Blue Gardenia'' and ''Matter of Who'' (1961), Russell's compositions included the title songs. He had his last hit song in 1969-70 with "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", co-written with Bobby Scott and recorded by The Hollies. The song was introduced to the group by Russell's son-in-law Jefferey Spearitt, who was living in London at the time with his wife Simohn. Among Russell's collaborators were Lou Alter, Peter De Rose, Duke Ellington, Bronislaw Kaper, Lester Lee, Carl Sigman, Harold Spina, and Harry Warren. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Russell (songwriter)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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