Frank Perkins (composer)

Frank Perkins (composer)

Frank S. Perkins (born April 21, 1908 in Salem, Massachusetts—died March 15, 1988 in Los Angeles, California) was an American song composer best known for the song "Stars Fell on Alabama" (with lyrics by Mitchell Parish).

Decca records called upon Frank to record some of his own light compositions on LP's in the 1950s.Perkins also worked in film music. He was the composer of the score for "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" and conducted orchestras for films, including the 1962 adaptation of In the TV genre, he did music scoring and arrangements for "77 Sunset Strip" (WB-TV)

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