Bernie Lowe

Bernard Lowe (born Lowenthal, November 22, 1917 – September 1, 1993)^[1] was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist and bandleader.^[2]

Born in Philadelphia,

Lowe sometimes masqueraded as 'Harold Land'. This enabled him to be affiliated with both ASCAP and BMI.[5]

Lowe founded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Cameo Records in 1956, and Cameo was later expanded into the Cameo-Parkway Records label. The owners then signed a then unknown singer, Ernest Evans, to their burgeoning label. Evans would soon change his name to Chubby Checker, whose success helped Cameo-Parkway become one of the largest independent record labels in the United States. Lowe is credited with co-writing the song "Butterfly" which helped launch and further the career of Charlie Gracie, the eminent 1950s rock and roller, just as the term was entering into the cultural lexicon.^[6] Lowe also launched the careers of Dee Dee Sharp, Bobby Rydell, The Orlons, The Dovells, and The Tymes.

Lowe died in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, on September 1, 1993.

Notable songs

• "Butterfly" – Charlie Gracie
• "Good Time Baby" – Bobby Rydell
• "Kissin' Time" – Bobby Rydell (later covered by Kiss)
• "Mashed Potato Time" – Dee Dee Sharp
• "Remember You're Mine" – Pat Boone
• "Teddy Bear" – Elvis Presley
• "Teen Age Prayer" – Gale Storm
• "We Got Love" – Bobby Rydell
• "Wild One" – Bobby Rydell^[7]

References

External links

• Bernie Lowe discography at Discogs
• Cameo-Parkway record label history website
• Cameo Parkway history, pictures, lists