Bernard Lowe (born Lowenthal, November 22, 1917 – September 1, 1993)[1] was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist and bandleader.
[2] Born in Philadelphia,[2] Lowe started Teen Records and in 1955 was working with Freddie Bell and the Bellboys.
It was this same version that Elvis Presley heard in Las Vegas, Nevada, adopted, recorded, and made his own.
Evans would soon change his name to Chubby Checker, whose success helped Cameo-Parkway become one of the largest independent record labels in the United States.
Lowe is credited with co-writing the song "Butterfly" which helped launch and further the career of Charlie Gracie, the eminent 1950s rock and roller, just as the term was entering into the cultural lexicon.