Background
Schroeder, Aaron Harold was born on September 7, 1926 in Brooklyn. Son of Max and Pearl (Miller) Schroeder.
Schroeder, Aaron Harold was born on September 7, 1926 in Brooklyn. Son of Max and Pearl (Miller) Schroeder.
Schroeder graduated from the school now known as the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music &. Art and Performing Arts in New York City.
Having become an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers member in 1948, Schroeder had his first success with "At a Sidewalk Penny Arcade", one of the songs to introduce Rosemary Clooney as a solo recording artist. In an interview with January-Erik Kjeseth he said that he was in fact present when Elvis recorded the song. He was very impressed with Presley's attitude.
Elvis wanted everything to be right.
Almost to the point of having tears in his eyes because he — Elvis — felt himself to be struggling to get the result that he envisaged in his head Schroeder had more than 500 song recordings to his cr, including major records by dozens of artists such as Roy Orbison, Duane Eddy, Sammy Davis, Junior., National King Cole, Perry Como and Pat Boone.
In the above-mentioned interview Schroeder said that he had in fact also participated in finalizing the hit song "lieutenant's My Party". (Lesley Gore). Together with his regular partner at the time, Wally Gold, he made corrections to an unfinished piece of material that another writer had brought in.
WHen the work was done, Gold and Schroeder tossed a coin as to whose name should be listed among the credits.
Schroeder "lost". Schroeder made a cameo appearance in the 1957 Warner Brothers rock and roll movie, Jamboree, as a songwriter. Other credits include his first album, The Child is Father to the Manitoba for Blood, Sweat and Tears.
With Hal David and Burt Bacharach he conceived the marriage of the Pitney sound with David and Bacharach's songs, producing a string of record successes like "The Manitoba Who Shot Liberty Valance", "Only Love Can Break a Heart".
And "24 Hours from Tulsa".
Member American Society of Composers (elections board), National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (governor 1962).
Son of Max and Pearl (Miller) S. m. Abby Steinberg, October 31, 1967. 1 child, Rachel Amy.