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Podcast: The Jeremiah Show: Pop Culture, Music Icons Food Gods
Episode: Carol Connors - Composer, Singer, and Songwriter of The Rocky Theme Song
Description: THE JEREMIAH SHOW Featuring Carol Connors - Composer, Singer, and Songwriter of The Rocky Theme Song "Gonna Fly Now"
She had her first #1 Billboard 100 hits when she was only 17 as a member of The Teddy Bears, “To Know Him is To Love Him" produced by Phil Spector. She dated Elvis Presley for nearly a year, and wrote the Rocky theme song, "Gonna Fly Now" while she was in the shower.
Carol has two Oscar nominations, five Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations. She is just one nomination shy from get...