Roy Benowitz (1924-2003) was a long time member of Elysium Fields. He was also one of the original Charter members of SCNA and was best known for his irreverent humor and love of puns.

Probably less known was that he was an accomplished pianist and played professionally everywhere from resort clubs in the Catskills to concert orchestras. He played all over North America and in the Caribbean. He composed scores for television, movies and the theatre for over four decades, and several of his songs, Café Frisco, At the Stroke of Midnight, and American Tradition, were modest hits in the 1950’s.

His piano and organ playing for the Mr. and Ms. Nude USA pageants were a fixture at Treehouse (now Deer Park Nudist Resort) for many years.

A lifelong nudist, Roy dedicated one of his favorite compositions, Fig Leaves Belong on the Trees, to SCNA last year before he died. We reproduce it here in his memory.