Robert Mersey

Arranger, composer, producer and musical director. Married to Pam Sawyer. He worked for Leiber & Stoller (50s) and Columbia Records/CBS (60s-70s). Born: April 7, 1917 in New York City, New York Died: December 14, 1994 in Baltimore, Maryland He was staff arranger/composer for CBS television and Columbia Records and as their musical director, Mersey worked up vocal arrangements for Frankie Avalon, Jimmy Clanton, Stubby Kaye, and produced some of the label's most successful 1960s vocals, including Barbra Streisand's "My Name is Barbra" and also the Andy Williams hit "Moon River".