Doris Day's Son Dies

[Doris Day](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/doris-day)'s producer and songwriter son TERRY MELCHER, who helped shape 1960s California surf rock, died on Friday (19N0V04) after a long battle with skin cancer melanoma. He was 62.

Melcher co-wrote the hit KOKOMO for the [Beach Boys](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/beach-boys). The song was used in [Tom Cruise](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/tom-cruise)'s movie COCKTAIL and was nominated or a [Golden Globe](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/golden-globe-awards) in 1988 for best original song.

In the early 1960s, Melcher began singing as a solo act and later paired with future Beach Boy BRUCE JOHNSTON to

form the group BRUCE + TERRY. The pair had several hits, before going onto form the RIP CHORDS, responsible for the 1964 hit HEY, LITTLECOBRA.

In the mid-1960s, Melcher joined COLUMBIA RECORDS as a producer. Working with the BYRDS, he produced their top-selling version of [Bob Dylan](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/bob-dylan)'s MR TAMBOURINE MAN and other hits, including TURN, TURN, TURN.

He served as the executive producer of THE DORIS DAY SHOW, from 1968 to 1972 and co-produced her mid-1980s show, DORIS DAY'S BESTFRIENDS.

Melcher also helped run his mother's charitable activities, including the DORIS DAY ANIMAL FOUNDATION.

22/11/2004 09:26