Fred Burch

For the footballer, see Freddie Burch.

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 1982 he wrote a musical, American Passion,[7] with Willie Fong Young.[8][9]

  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. ^ Stern, Alan (November 9, 1982). "Patricia Birch's lab project". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  8. ^ 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"
  9. ^ Dan Dietz Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception p16