<P> Wayne Carson wrote `` The Letter '' , built on an opening line suggested by his father : `` Give me a ticket for an aeroplane '' . Carson included the song on a demo tape he gave to Chips Moman , owner of American Sound Studio in Memphis , Tennessee . When studio associate Dan Penn was looking for an opportunity to produce more songs , Moman suggested a local group , the DeVilles , who had a new lead singer , sixteen year - old Alex Chilton . Penn gave the group Carson 's demo tape for some songs to work up . With little or no rehearsal , the group arrived at American Sound to record `` The Letter '' . Chilton recalled : </P>
<P> Wayne Carson wrote `` The Letter '' , built on an opening line suggested by his father : `` Give me a ticket for an aeroplane '' . Carson included the song on a demo tape he gave to Chips Moman , owner of American Sound Studio in Memphis , Tennessee . When studio associate Dan Penn was looking for an opportunity to produce more songs , Moman suggested a local group , the DeVilles , who had a new lead singer , sixteen year - old Alex Chilton . Penn gave the group Carson 's demo tape for some songs to work up . With little or no rehearsal , the group arrived at American Sound to record `` The Letter '' . Chilton recalled : </P>
who wrote give me a ticket for an airplane
who wrote give me a ticket for an airplane
Wayne Carson
Wayne Carson