Joerock

Joe Rock wrote the lyrics to the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You." The perennial favorite, with a melody composed by Skyliners lead singer Jimmy Beaumont and released on the Calico label, went to number three R&B on Billboard's charts in early 1959. Rock co-wrote the single's B-side, "One Night, One Night." "Since I Don't Have You" was included on the soundtrack of the 1974 George Lucas movie American Graffiti. Rock co-wrote the follow-up "This I Swear" -- not to be confused with the Tyrone Davis hit of the same name. Born Joseph V. Rock, he was the Skyliners' manager and ...