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Wes Farrell (1939–1996)

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Songwriter/producer. Owner of Bell Records. Songs include: "Hang On Sloopy", and "Come On, Get Happy" ( The Partridge Family Theme Song). See more trivia »

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in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 56) in Coconut Grove, Florida, USA

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1970-1974 The Partridge Family (TV series) (composer: theme music - 95 episodes)
– ...---... (S.O.S.) (1974) (composer: theme music)
– Pin It on Danny (1974) (composer: theme music)
– Morning Becomes Electric (1974) (composer: theme music)
– Keith and Lauriebelle (1974) (composer: theme music)
– Miss Partridge, Teacher (1974) (composer: theme music)
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2012 White Heat (TV series)
– The Past Is a Foreign Country (2012) (writer: "Hang On Sloopy" - uncredited)
 
2011 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (writer: "COME ON GET HAPPY")
 
2009 Dead Man Running (writer: "Ohkey Dokey" / performer: "Ohkey Dokey")
 
2009 Pirate Radio (writer: "Hang on Sloopy" 1965)
 
2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (writer: "Come On Get Happy")
 
2007 Por Toda Minha Vida (TV series documentary)
– Leandro (2007) (writer: "Pobre Menina")
 
2007 The Home Song Stories ("C'mon Get Happy')
 
2006 Gilmore Girls (TV series)
– The Great Stink (2006) (writer: "Come a Little Bit Closer" - uncredited)
 
2006 ...So Goes the Nation (documentary) (writer: "Hang On Sloopy")
 
2005 Must Love Dogs (writer: "Come On Get Happy")
 
2004 The Last Shot (writer: "Come On Get Happy" 1970)
 
2004 Messengers (writer: "Come a Little Bit Closer")
 
2002 Waking Up in Reno (writer: "Hang On Sloopy")
 
2000 An Extremely Goofy Movie (video) (writer: "Come On Get Happy")
 
1999 Jesus' Son (writer: "Hang on Sloopy")
 
1998 From the Earth to the Moon (TV mini-series)
– Le voyage dans la lune (1998) (writer: "Boys")
– The Original Wives Club (1998) (writer: "Boys")
 
1996 The People vs. Larry Flynt (writer: "Hang on Sloopy")
 
1996 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
– The Brute Man (1996) (writer: "Hang On Sloopy")
 
1995 The Beatles Anthology (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1995 The Awakening (TV movie) ("Come A Little Bit Closer")
 
1993 Another Stakeout (writer: "COME ON GET HAPPY" / as Wes Ferrell)
 
1993 Drömmen om Rita (writer: "Baby Let Me Take You Home")
 
1991 The Doors (writer: "Hang On Sloopy")
 
1984 Genesis: The Mama Tour (video documentary) (writer: "Baby Let Me Take You Home")
 
1970-1974 The Partridge Family (TV series)
– Pin It on Danny (1974) (music: "I Wanna Be With You" / lyrics: "I Wanna Be With You")
– Morning Becomes Electric (1974) (music: "Sunshine" / lyrics: "Sunshine")
– Queen for a Minute (1974) (music: "Money, Money" / lyrics: "Money, Money")
– Danny Drops Out (1974) (music: "Lookin' For A Good Time" / lyrics: "Lookin' For A Good Time")
– The Last of Howard (1973) (music: "When Love's Talked About" / lyrics: "When Love's Talked About")
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1973 Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (TV series)
– Trick or Treat (1973) (writer: "Monster Rock")
 
1969 Midnight Cowboy (producer: "Jungle Jim at the Zoo", "Old Man Willow")
 
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
– The Five Daughters Affair: Part I (1967) (writer: "Come On Down To My Boat")
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
– Episode #2.25 (1965) (writer: "Hang On, Sloopy")
 
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1970-1972 The Partridge Family (TV series) (record producer - 49 episodes)
– Who Is Max Ledbetter and Why Is He Saying All Those Terrible Things? (1972) (record producer)
– All's War in Love and Fairs (1972) (record producer)
– The Partridge Papers (1972) (record producer)
– Promise Her Anything, But Give Her a Punch (1972) (record producer)
– Hel-l-l-p (1972) (record producer)
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1970 The Partridge Family (TV series)
 
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Wrote a #1 hit song in 1965, "Hang On Sloopy."
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Trivia:

Songwriter/producer. Owner of Bell Records. Songs include: "Hang On Sloopy", and "Come On, Get Happy" ( The Partridge Family Theme Song). See more »

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