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John Gregory Bettis (born October 24, 1946) is an American lyricist, best known for his long-term songwriting partnership with Richard Carpenter of The Carpenters. He wrote the lyrics for " Top of the World ", a hit for both Lynn Anderson and The Carpenters.
Bettis has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, three Grammys® and three Emmys. In 1988 he received an Emmy for “One Moment in Time,” the theme song for the 1988 Olympics. He also received an Emmy for “Where Is The Hope” in 2003.
Apr 26, 2011 · On June 16, Bettis, 64 – who says he learned to write music on the wharfs “at Ports O’ Call before there was a Ports O’ Call” – will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York...
John Bettis is unique among his peers in that his songs have repeatedly topped the popularity charts in the pop, country, R&B, and adult contemporary genres. He has also written television and movie themes as well as for the Broadway stage.
John Bettis. He is mainly a lyricist but also a prolific songwriter. He has written television and movie themes as well as for the Broadway stage. He also wrote pop, country, R&B, and adult contemporary genres. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011.
- October 24, 1946
Aug 23, 2014 · Bart Herbison with the Nashville Songwriters Association International talks with legendary songwriter John Bettis about one of 38 songs he wrote with Richard and Karen Carpenter.
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Nov 25, 2014 · Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee John Bettis has written number-one hit songs for countless artists, many of which include Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, The Pointer Sisters and Madonna....
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