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Thomas Baker Knight Jr. (July 4, 1933 – October 12, 2005) was an American songwriter and musician. His best known compositions were "Lonesome Town", "The Wonder of You", and "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time".
Jul 4, 2023 · Baker Knight is proof that sometimes you can have a catalog of hit songs without ever becoming a household name. The writer and musician from Birmingham, Alabama was born on Independence Day,...
Oct 18, 2005 · Baker Knight, a prolific songwriter whose hits included ''Lonesome Town,'' which was recorded decades apart by Ricky Nelson and Paul McCartney, died on Wednesday at his home here. He was...
Baker Knight. Soundtrack: Rocketman. Baker Knight, who wrote hundreds of songs during his career spanning the 1950s to the 1970s, was born Thomas Baker Knight, Jr., in Birmingham, Alabama on the Fourth of July, 1933.
"The Wonder of You" is a song written by Baker Knight. It was originally recorded by Vince Edwards in 1958, but this recording has never been released. In an interview with a DJ from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Ray Peterson told the story of how Baker Knight confided that "The Wonder of You" was originally written as a gospel song.
Perhaps best known for penning the Elvis Presley hit "The Wonder of You," Baker Knight ranks among the most prolific songwriters of the rock & roll era, authoring well over a thousand songs in a variety…. Read Full Biography.
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Oct 17, 2005 · BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Prolific songwriter Baker Knight, whose hits were recorded by stars ranging from Elvis Presley to Ricky Nelson, Paul McCartney, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, has died at age...
Thomas Baker Knight Jr. (July 4, 1933 – October 12, 2005) was an American songwriter and musician. His best known compositions were "Lonesome Town", "The Wonder of You", and "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time".
Perhaps best known for penning the Elvis Presley hit "The Wonder of You," Baker Knight ranks among the most prolific songwriters of the rock & roll era, authoring well over a thousand songs in a variety of musical idioms.
