
Also known as Joseph Paul Florio, Paul J. Vance
American record producer and songwriter (1929–2022)
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Paul Vance (born November 4, 1929[1] in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American songwriter and record producer. With over 300 recorded songs, Vance co-wrote (with Lee Pockriss) such hits as "Catch a Falling Star," recorded in 1957 by Perry Como, which topped Billboard's "Most Played By Jockeys" chart and became one of Como's signature songs, and "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," recorded in 1960 by Brian Hyland, which rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. <a href
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