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Jewel Akens, who sang 1960s hit "The Birds and the Bees," dies in So. Cal at 79

By: The Associated Press

Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2013 at 8:17 AM | Comments: 0

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Jewel Akens, a pop singer who had a 1960s hit with "The Birds and the Bees," has died in Southern California. He was 79.

His wife, Eddie Mae Akens, tells the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/XmXa83 ) that Akens died last Friday from back surgery complications at an Inglewood hospital.

Akens was in a group called the Turnarounds when they were offered a song that talked about "the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and the moon up above — and a thing called love."

Other members disliked it so Akens recorded it solo. The song was No. 3 on Billboard's Top 100 chart in 1965 and was later covered by Dean Martin and others.

Akens never duplicated its success but he performed into his 70s.

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Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com

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