Aaron Schroeder, a songwriter, independent music publisher and record producer has died at the age of 83.
Schroeder died of heart failure Wednesday night at the Lillian Booth Actors Fund Home in Englewood, N.J. according to his wife, Abby. Schroeder was suffering from a rare form of dementia for about 18 years.
He began his songwriter career in the late 1940s and wrote over 2,000 songs, being the composer, lyricist and producer on over 1,500 recordings. Schroeder co-wrote a total of 17 songs for Elvis Presley, such as “It’s Now or Never”, “Stuck on You”, “I Got Stung” or “Good Luck Charm”.
Among others, Schroeder also co-wrote songs like the Perry Como hit “Mandolins in the Moonlight”, Frank Sinatra’s “French Foreign Legion” or Barry White’s “Love Theme”.
RIP 
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