He was born and raised in
Muskegon, Michigan. As a boy, he took piano lessons and was described as being whimsical. As an adult, he moved to
Chicago, Illinois, then in 1956 he moved to
New York City. His professional career took him to Los Angeles, and Nashville where he influenced the lives of many in the music business. Gerry's songs and collaborations were recorded by numerous artists including,
Elvis Presley,
George Strait,
Eddy Arnold,
Johnnie Ray, and
Doris Day. As a songwriter his best known hits were "A Full Time Job" recorded by
Eddy Arnold (1952), and "I Don't Care (As Long As You Care For Me)", a song performed regularly on the
Liberace show (circa 1953). He also co-wrote the
New York Yankees theme song (under the pseudonym of Bob Bundin), which was heard on radio and early television as "Here Come The Yankees". President of Metromedia Music, President of RCA Records publishing division Sunbury-Dunbar Music in New York, vice-president of ATV Music Group in Nashville and in New York, and head of foreign licensing for Opryland Music Group in Nashville. He was an Army paratrooper during
World War II, a touring table tennis champion, and was well known among his colleagues as an excellent tennis player who regularly won music industry tournaments. ==References==