David Hess

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Born in 1936 in New York City, United States, David Hess began his career when he recorded the original version of the Otis Blackwell composition "All Shook Up" under the stage name Dave Hill in 1956. The song became a Number 1 hit for Elvis Presley a year later and Hess became a songwriter at Shalimar Music. David went on to compose "Start Movin'" for Sal Mineo and "Rockin' Shoes" for the Ames Brothers. He continued to write songs for Elvis throughout the '50s and '60s, (including the Presley hit "I Got Stung" that was later covered by The Beatles). Other Hess tunes performed by The King include "Come Along," and "Make Me Know You're Mine" (first performed by Conway Twitty). "Your Hand, Your Heart, Your Love" became a 60s hit when it was performed by Andy Williams. In 1963 David wrote and recorded "Speedy Gonzalez," which became a number one single for Pat Boone, selling more than eight million copies worldwide. David then recorded two solo albums for Kapp Records, again topping the charts, this time with a Top Ten folk hit called "Two Brothers." After a career as a record company executive, including becoming head of A&R at Mercury Records (where he co-wrote the Grammy award winning 1970 rock opera ‘The Naked Carmen’) in New York and working with PolyGram Records’ German affiliate in the 1970s, Hess took on the role of actor, writer, director and producer in the movie industry. Writing the English language shooting scripts for such German directors as Rainer Werner Fas

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Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Last House On the Left (Original 1972 Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight

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«Омерзительная восьмёрка»

(Climbing Up The) Sunshine Path

Last House On The Left

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Last House On The Left

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Kristina at Carnegie Hall

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Kristina (At Carnegie Hall)

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Last House on the Left OST

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