Composer
Ben Peters
American musician (1933-2005)
1933–2005
5 works in the index
- Born
- 1933
- Died
- 2005
- Birthplace
- Mississippi
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Benjamin James Peters (June 20, 1933 – May 25, 2005) was an American country music songwriter who wrote many #1 songs. Charley Pride recorded 68 of his songs and 6 of them went to #1 on the American country charts. Peters was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980.
Peters was briefly a recording artist himself; his only charting hit was his own composition "San Francisco is a Lonely Town", which hit #46 on the country charts in 1969.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- songwriter; composer
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 55407795
- ISNI
- 0000000021528120
- GND ID
- 134483197
- Library of Congress ID
- n78067249
- MusicBrainz ID
- 4dd5f10d-d1c9-46e4-be95-71fb63625474
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 5
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' | — | — | — | Piano | — | 5 |
| I Want To Wake Up With You | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 3 |
| Before The Next Teardrop Falls | — | — | — | Piano | — | 3 |
| Daytime Friends | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Misty Memories | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 55407795.