Sammy Cahn & His Hit Parade;The Irrepressible Lyricist at 75, Bringing His Sparkle to Ford's From: The Washington Post | Date: September 19, 1988| Author: Richard Harrington | Copyright 1988 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

"I've had a most extraordinary life-it's just beyond fascination," says songwriter Sammy Cahn.The stories he could tell. Actually, if you're breathing and in the vicinity, it's the stories he will tell.

"Tell me a name and I'll tell you a story of a one-on-one experience," burbles the spry 75-year-old lyricist.

"Even I astonish myself."

"I wrote the campaign song for {John F.} Kennedy," Cahn points out. "Sinatra introduced us." (Cahn drops names the way an oak tree ...

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