One of his early successes as a songwriter came in 1967, when he and Shelley Pinz co-wrote Green Tambourine for the Lemon Pipers, a psychedelic pop band. His next hit came in 1969 when Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye, written with Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer, topped the charts for Steam, which was actually a group of studio musicians fronted by DeCarlo. Bobby Bank/WireImage/Getty. We want to hear it. All Rights reserved. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Paul Leka, the songwriter and record producer who co-wrote Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye), a song whose catchy refrain has become a favorite taunt of millions of sports fans, died of lung cancer Oct. 12 at a hospice in Sharon, Conn. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye: (wp) Baritone T.C. Wayne County, Ohio Obituary Collection. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. He was born April 6, 1961 in Portsmouth, Ohio, a son of the . Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Dale was a devoted nurse practitioner at the Cleveland Clinic and Walgreens. // ]]> Posted in Musician, Pop, Rock, Songwriter | Tagged: Bananarama, Dale Frashuer, Gary DeCarlo, Lawrence Welk, Paul Leka, Shelley Pinz, Status Quo, Steam, The Belmonts, The Lemon Pipers, The Nylons, Tripping Daisy | Comments Off on Died On This Date (October 12, 2011) Paul Leka / Co-Wrote Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye, on Died On This Date (October 12, 2011) Paul Leka / Co-Wrote Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye, Died On This Date (October 12, 2011) Paul Leka / Co-Wrote Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" is a song written and recorded by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer, attributed to a then-fictitious band they named "Steam". Super hit "Na Na Na Na Hey Hey" writer Paul Leka dies

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