Eddie Heywood

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Edward Heywood Jr. (December 4, 1915 – January 3, 1989) was an American jazz pianist and composer particularly active in the 1940s and 1950s. == Biography == Heywood was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. His father, Eddie Heywood Sr., was also a jazz musician from the 1920s and provided him with training from the age of 12 as an accompanist playing in the pit band in a vaudeville theater in Atlanta, occasionally accompanying singers such as Bessie Smith and... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Eddie Heywood first charted in 1954 with Land of Dreams.The artist placed 7 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Canadian Sunset - #2: Canadian Sunset - #3: Soft Summer Breeze - #4: Land of Dreams - #5: Soft Summer Breeze
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  Hugo Winterhalter and Eddie Heywood
1.
12/1954
#4  Land of Dreams
Hugo Winterhalter and Eddie Heywood

33 pts
30
US




written by Norman Gimbel & Eddie Heywood greentick
  Eddie Heywood
2.
06/1956
#3  Soft Summer Breeze
Eddie Heywood greentick

86 pts
11
US




[Mercury 70863]
written by Eddie Heywood greentick
  Hugo Winterhalter and Eddie Heywood
Canadian Sunset
3.
07/1956
#1  Canadian Sunset
Hugo Winterhalter and Eddie Heywood

214 pts
2
US


7
R&B
instrumental
[RCA Victor 6537]
written by Eddie Heywood greentick
  Andy Williams
Canadian Sunset
4.
08/1956
#2  Canadian Sunset
Andy Williams

from The Wonderful World of Andy Williams   
119 pts
7
US




[Cadence 1297]
written by Eddie Heywood greentick & Norman Gimbel
  The Diamonds
5.
09/1956
#5  Soft Summer Breeze
The Diamonds

28 pts
34
US




B side to Ka-Ding-Dong
[Mercury 70934]
written by Eddie Heywood greentick & Judy Spencer
  Etta Jones
Canadian Sunset
6.
03/1961
Canadian Sunset
Etta Jones

6 pts
91
US




[Prestige 191]
written by Eddie Heywood greentick & Norman Gimbel
  Sounds Orchestral
Canadian Sunset
7.
07/1965
Canadian Sunset
Sounds Orchestral

from The Soul of Sounds Orchestral   
19 pts
76
US
14
AC


instrumental
[Parkway 958]
written by Eddie Heywood greentick


See also...

Hugo Winterhalter and Eddie HeywoodThe Andrews Sisters and Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra


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