Bennie Benjamin

ABOUT BENNIE BENJAMIN

Lyricist known for I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire, I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore, and many other songs.

He used to perform in vaudeville and in numerous orchestras.

He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984.

He grew up in St. Croix in the Virgin Islands.

He wrote songs for Nina Simone .