Artie Singer
Artie Singer | |
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Born | February 1, 1919 |
Died | May 2, 2008 | (aged 89)
Occupation(s) | songwriter, music producer and bandleader |
Arthur Singer (February 1, 1919 – May 2, 2008) was an American songwriter, music producer and bandleader.
Career
Singer began his career as a bass player and performed on WIP radio and on the TV Show Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue.[1] He became well known as a vocal coach with his brother Harold, whose students included Frankie Avalon, Chubby Checker, Al Martino and Bobby Rydell, and he was a vocal coach to Danny Kaye in the early 1950s.[1] Singer wrote hundred of songs for the educational children's TV program Gina D's Kids Club.[1] He also led the Artie Singer Orchestra.[1]
As a songwriter, music producer and orchestra conductor, Singer's most famous songs were the hits "At the Hop" and "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay", released in 1957 and 1958, respectively. The songs were originally recorded by Danny & the Juniors.
Payola involvement
On the 2008 nationally-televised PBS documentary Wages of Spin: Dick Clark, American Bandstand and the Payola Scandals,[4] Singer claimed that Dick Clark would not play "At the Hop", the hit song Singer co-wrote, without receiving half of the publishing proceeds. Singer agreed to make the payments and called the situation "bittersweet" because although he didn't like having to give the money, he credited his success in the music industry to Clark and therefore was grateful to him. Payola was not illegal at the time and Clark sold the song prior to the 1960 payola hearings.
Personal life
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Musician and Songwriter Arthur Singer Dies at 89". Jewish Exponent. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
- ^ Howard, Hilary (January 16, 2005). "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Somewhere in the Neighborhood of Mr. R". The New York Times.
- ^ Osborne, Jerry (March 1, 2007). "Mr. Music: Iz Zat So?". Lakeland Ledger.
- ^ "The Wages of Spin". Full cast and crew. IMDb. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Artie Singer". IMDb. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
External links
- Artie Singer at IMDb