death_date death_place years_active birth_place name background birth_date genre article_title birth_name occupation
28 november 2001 pompano beach , florida , united states 1950s-1960s philadelphia , pennsylvania , united states kal mann non_performing_personnel 06 may 1917 rock and roll , popular music kal mann
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kal mann

kal mann -lrb- may 6 , 1917 -- november 28 , 2001 -rrb- was an american lyricist .
he is best known for penning the words to elvis presley 's `` teddy bear '' , plus `` butterfly '' , a hit for both charlie gracie and andy williams , and `` let 's twist again '' , sung by chubby checker , which won the grammy for best pop song the year it was released .
