Fred Fassert (born 1935) is an American songwriter most famously known for his composition "

Barbara Ann "Barbara Ann" is a song written by Fred Fassert that was first recorded by the Regents as "Barbara-Ann". Their version was released in 1961 and reached No.13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. A more well-known version of the song was recor ...

", which was originally written for the band he was in at the time, The Regents. In 1961, the song reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was covered by other artists, including the

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on their 1965 album, ''Beach Boys' Party!'', with the single reaching #2 on the Billboard chart. Fassert wrote "Barbara Ann" for his sister, Barbara Ann Fassert. His brother, Chuck Fassert, was the original 2nd tenor of the Regents. Vince Vance and the Valiants covered it with their 1980 hit song "Bomb Iran", inspired by the

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of the previous year: this song indeed was set to the same tune, and the band credited Fassert as the composer.

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Biography for Fred Fassert
1935 births Living people American male songwriters {{US-songwriter-stub