Terry Cashman
Terry Cashman | |
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Birth name | Dennis Minogue |
Born | New York City, U.S. | July 5, 1941
Occupation(s) | Record producer, singer-songwriter |
Terry Cashman (born Dennis Minogue; July 5, 1941)
Early life
Cashman was born in
Career
Cashman was the lead singer for a band called
In 1967, Cashman teamed up with Gene Pistilli and Tommy West to form the pop-folk group Cashman, Pistilli and West.[1] Their debut album, Bound to Happen (1967), included the Cashman-Pistilli composition "Sunday Will Never Be the Same", a No. 9 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Spanky and Our Gang that year,[1] and No. 7 in Canada.[3]
In 1969, Cashman, Pistilli and West, under the name Buchanan Brothers, peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 15 in Canada with "Medicine Man".[4][5] The follow-up, "Son of a Lovin' Man", peaked at No. 61 on the Hot 100 and No. 50 in Canada.[6] Their single "The Last Time" reached No. 88 in Canada in January 1970.[7] Cashman, Pistilli and West (later reduced to Cashman & West) enjoyed modest success, recording six albums through 1975.[1]
In November 1972, Cashman & West's song "American City Suite" hit No. 27 on the Hot 100 and No. 25 on the Canadian RPM chart.[1][8] In 1973, one of the Partridge family episodes featured "Sunshine Eyes", with the music and lyrics as by Terry Cashman and T.P. West. The Cashman-West team also produced all the hit recordings of singer-songwriter Jim Croce.[9] In 1975, they launched Lifesong Records, which would have hits including "Shannon" by Henry Gross and "Ariel" by Dean Friedman.[1]
Inspired by a picture he had received of Willie Mays, Duke Snider, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, Cashman decided to write a song dedicated to 1950s baseball. The popular choral refrain in the song "Talkin' Baseball" — "Willie, Mickey, and The Duke" — immediately struck a chord with fans in 1981,[1] who were disappointed by the Major League Baseball strike that summer. Cashman performed the song at the 1982 induction ceremony where he also performed his song Cooperstown, which is dedicated to the Hall of Fame.[2]
Cashman has since recorded multiple versions of the song for different Major League Baseball teams. Because of this, he is now known as "The Balladeer of Baseball". He also recorded a parody of the song in 1992, "Talkin' Softball", for the end credits of The Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat".[10]
National honors
The
In 2011, he was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame.[12]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b c d Wiles, Tim. "A Different Kind of Record". Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 1, 1967" (PDF).
- ^ "Buchanan Brothers - Songs". Allbutforgottenoldies.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 30, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 11, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 17, 1970" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 18, 1972" (PDF).
- ^ Bronson, Fred, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Billboard Books, 1992 p. 338
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Composer's bliss: Hall honors 'Talkin' Baseball'". ESPN. March 18, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ Bios Of The Inductees Archived May 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
External links
- Terry Cashman discography at Discogs
- Terry Cashman at IMDb