Fred Fassert

Songwriter; Fassert (born 1938) is most famously known as the writer of the popular song "Barbara Ann"[] which was originally written for the band that he was in at the time, The Regents (2). 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, with the single reaching #2 on the Billboard chart.