Hugo Peretti

Born in New York City to an Italian American family, Hugo Peretti began his music career as a teenager, playing the trumpet in the Borscht Belt in upstate New York. He graduated to playing with orchestras, then in the 1950s, partnered with his cousin Luigi Creatore to form the Hugo & Luigi songwriting team that evolved to producing records. Hugo Peretti co-wrote the 1961 hit for The Tokens “The Lions Sleeps Tonight” and songs from the 1968 Broadway musical Maggie Flynn. Peretti, along with ... [ more ]

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