Barry Fasman

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Barry Fasman was an American

music producer,[1][2] songwriter,[3] arranger,[4][5] composer[6] and orchestral conductor.[7]

Career

In 1966, Fasman was a founding member and bass player in a band called the One-Eyed Jacks in Champaign-Urbana, IL.[8] By 1971 he was producing records for Wooden Nickel Records.[9] In 1982, Fasman was a producer at BBC Records, and produced the chart-topping album The Kids from "Fame".[10] That year he received the British Record Producer of the Year Award.[11] He has also created and directed music for theatrical productions.[6][12]

Fasman's production and writing credits include Johnny Mathis, the theme song for "It's Showtime at the Apollo", and 32 songs for the NBC TV show "Fame".[3] He arranged and conducted the top 10 hits "Don't Cry Out Loud" by Melissa Manchester, "It's My Turn" by Diana Ross and Air Supply's "Every Woman in the World".[13] Fasman also produced the first album of musician and author Dan Brown.[14]

References

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  4. ^ Music Journal. Vol. 33. Elemo Pub. 1975. p. 75.
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  6. ^ a b "STAGE REVIEW : A Jarring Note in Yule Musical Titled 'Humbug!'". Los Angeles Times, December 11, 1987|DON SHIRLEY
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  8. ^ "They're Playing Our Song". The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, June 8, 1985, Page 31
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  12. ^ "Music's Charms Work Again", Los Angeles Times, September 19, 1998|DARYL H. MILLER
  13. ^ "How I found the link from Manilow to the Son of Man". The Guardian, Paul Morley, 16 July 2006
  14. ^ "Code Breaker". New Hampshire Magazine, November 2005.

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