Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arthur Hamilton in 2014 - Paul Redmond/WireImage Arthur Hamilton, who has died aged 98, was the songwriter behind the plaintive ...

A hit for Julie London in 1955, it was later recorded by — among many others — Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand and Michael Bublé, who praised it for its “darkness.” By Richard Sandomir Arthur ...

Oscar-nominated songwriter Arthur Hamilton has died. He was 98. On June 3, the songwriter’s passing was announced by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers on X. “The ASCAP family ...

His prom date, Julie London, had a big hit with his immortal torch song, and he also penned “Sing a Rainbow,” “He Needs Me” and the Oscar-nominated “Till Love Touches Your Life.” By Mike Barnes Senior ...

Arthur Hamilton, an Oscar-nominated songwriter who helped revive the torch singer genre in the 1950s with the smoldering “Cry Me a River” and whose “Sing a Rainbow” became a childhood staple even ...