Aaron Schroeder
September 7, 1926 – December 2, 2009

At right with Gene Pitney
At right with Gene Pitney

Aaron Schroeder was a producer and prolific songwriter who reportedly penned upwards of 2000 tunes.  Elvis Presley recorded seventeen of his songs, including the hits “A Big Hunk of Love,” “It’s Now or Never,” and “Stuck on You.”  Other legends to make hits out of Schroeder’s songs were Roy Orbison, Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole, Perry Como and many more.  He also wrote the theme song for the Saturday morning cartoon, Scooby Doo Where Are You?. As a producer, Schroeder worked with, among others, Jimi Hendrix, Gene Pitney and Barry White.    Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, Aaron Schroeder, 84, passed away on December 2, 2009.