Ali Hassan (Albert Hazan, November 7, 1934 – March 2, 2019) was an American pop-rock recording artist, songwriter, and record producer.
Al Hazan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He started writing songs when in his teens, and appeared as a pianist on local television. One of his first songs, "The Dance of Love", was recorded by The Bell Sisters in 1953, arranged by Nelson Riddle for RCA Victor, but it was not released at the time. The first song of his that was released was "Is There a Heaven" by Russell Arms. In 1957, Hazan contacted Sonny Bono at…
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