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Fred Fassert

Fred Fassert (born 1935) is an American songwriter most famously known for his composition "Barbara Ann", 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 Beach Boys 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 Iran hostage crisis 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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Fred Fassert (born 1935) is an American songwriter most famously known for his composition "Barbara Ann", 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 Beach Boys 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 Iran hostage crisis 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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  1. date of birth: 1935 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1935". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341368295

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