Spooner Oldham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Spooner Oldham

American songwriter and session musician

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1943

Place of Birth: Center Star, Alabama, United States

Profession: pianist, musician, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Dewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham (born June 14, 1943) is an American songwriter and session musician.
An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at FAME Studios as part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section on such hit R&B songs as Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman", Wilson Pickett's "Mustang Sally", and Aretha Franklin's "I Never Loved a Man". As a songwriter, Oldham teamed with Dan Penn to write such hits as "Cry Like a Baby" (the Box Tops), "I'm Your Puppet" (James and Bobby Purify), and "A Woman Left Lonely" and "It Tears Me Up" (Percy Sledge).