1. John Gregory Bettis was born on October 24,1946 and is an American lyricist, best known for his long-term songwriting partnership with Richard Carpenter of the Carpenters.
19 Facts About John Bettis
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John Bettis wrote the lyrics for "Top of the World", a hit for both Lynn Anderson and the Carpenters.
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John Bettis has been nominated four times and won two Emmy Awards for his work in television.
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John Bettis was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar for "Promise Me You'll Remember" from The Godfather Part III.
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John Bettis has nearly 1160 song credits in the ASCAP database.
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In 2011, John Bettis was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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John Bettis was born in Long Beach, California, the son of Wayne Douglas and Nellie Jane Bettis.
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John Bettis was introduced to country music at a very early age.
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John Bettis began singing and playing trumpet when he was eight.
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John Bettis attended San Pedro High School and graduated in 1964, At age 16, he auditioned and landed the lead role in a high-school production of Carousel where he first discovered the craft of songwriting.
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At CSULB, John Bettis was writing songs for his college choir when he met fellow student Richard Carpenter and his sister Karen.
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Clark and John Bettis co-wrote Juice Newton's "Heart of the Night" and Donna Summer's "The Woman in Me".
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In 1983, John Bettis gained his biggest achievement with "Human Nature", a ballad penned for Michael Jackson's multi-platinum album Thriller.
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In 1985, John Bettis accepted an assignment in Hollywood to write a song for the soundtrack of the film Vision Quest.
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John Bettis continued developing an eclectic catalog into the 1990s.
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John Bettis was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for "Promise Me You'll Remember" from The Godfather Part III.
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John Bettis received two Emmy Awards: "Where There Is Hope" and "One Moment in Time" and received Emmy nominations for Best Music and Lyrics.
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John Bettis was nominated for the Nashville Songwriters Association Song of the Year and Music City Song of the Year.
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In 2011, John Bettis was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.