Hoot Owl of St. Paul: “Recently, Rocky Mountain Gal mentioned her all-time favorite as ‘ITCBITC,’ on an Audi Spyder [BB, 4/28/2012]. “That plate brings to mind a wonderment: Being OTD, we learned the ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Lee Pockriss, who wrote pop hits such as “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” for an eager, youthful post-World War II generation, has died in Connecticut after a long ...

It’s a nursery rhyme you can sing and act out with your hands, making it one of the most fun and smile-inducing songs of all time. Known as the “Incy Wincy Spider” in Australia and the U.K., the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The man who co-wrote the song “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” had the unsettling experience last week of reading his own obituary – the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Paul Vance said Wednesday he is fighting a not-so-teenie-weenie white lie about his hit song. Vance – who co-wrote the smash hit “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” – ...

A songwriter has reclaimed one of his tunes from a dead man. Paul Vance co-wrote the hit song, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini." The other day he read his own obituary. It turns out ...

HARTFORD, CONN. (AP) - Paul Vance remembers calling his friend and fellow songwriter Lee Pockriss more than 50 years ago to share the lyrics of a song he had just written: “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie ...

November 18, 2011 (HARTFORD, Conn.) His wife, Sonja Pockriss, confirmed his death. She says he died at home in Bridgewater on Monday. Pockriss, who also worked in musical theater, co-wrote several ...