Ernie Maresca

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Born: August 21, 1939 in Bronx, New York, USA
Died: July 8, 2015 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA

Ernie Maresca began his music career as a singer-songwriter with the doo-wop group "The Monterays" in 1957. Signed on in 1958, they changed their name to . After Ernie Maresca had left, replaced by , later in the same year, they changed their name again for .

Later, as a solo artist, Maresca had a top 10 hit with "Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)", and also wrote songs such as 's "Runaround", and collaborated with on a number of 's most successful releases.

By the 1970s he was the head of 's publicity department, and continued as a record company executive. In 1992 he was responsible for selling the catalogue to on behalf of Laurie's founders and , and . He continued to work until the 2000s, as a consultant to EMI and administrator of Laurie's publishing.