Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dewey Lyndon "Spooner" Oldham (born June 14, 1943) is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and at FAME Studios on such hit R&B songs as "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge, "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett and "I Never Loved a Man" by Aretha Franklin. As a songwriter, Spooner Oldham teamed with Dan Penn to write such hits as The Box Tops'' "Cry Like a Baby", "I''m Your Puppet", "A Woman Left Lonely" and "It Tears Me Up". A native of Center Star, Alabama, Oldham started out playing piano in bands during high school. He then attended classes at the University of North Alabama but turned instead to playing at FAME Studios. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1967 and teamed up with Penn at Chips Moman''s American Studios.