Bert Russell

Bert Russell, more commonly known as Bert Berns (born 8 November 1929, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA - died 30 December 1967, New York City, New York, USA) was an American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s. In 1965, he formed Bang Records along with Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler.