Fred Fassert (1935 - )is most famously known as the writer of the popular song "Barbara Ann," which was originally written for the band that he was in at the time, The Regents, and was covered by the Beach Boys and other artists as well. Fassert wrote "Barbara Ann" for his sister, Barbara Ann Fassert.
Vince Vance and the Valiants covered it with their 1980 hit song "Bomb Iran" which was set to the same tune. Ironically, Fassert is of Iranian descent. They credited him as the composer, and A member of "Lic" arranged the song and later joined Vince Vance and the Valiants. "Barbara Ann" is a song written by Fred Fassert and performed (as "Barbara Anne") by The Regents in 1961. The recording reached a peak position of #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart.
The most famous cover version is by the American pop band The Beach Boys. The song was released as a single on December 20, 1965, with the B-side "Girl Don't Tell Me". The song peaked at #2 in the U.S. and at #3 in the U.K. The song was also released on the 1965 album Beach Boys' Party!. Brian Wilson and Dean Torrence, who had previously recorded the song as one half of Jan and Dean, are featured.