Artie Kaplan is an American recording artist, songwriter and a session musician. He has also been a music contractor where he was hired to musicians for sessions. In the 1960s, he was casting musicians for sessions for Aldon Music. When musician
Joe Delia
Joseph Delia (born October 11, 1948) is an American singer, musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. He is the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the eponymous blues rock band Joe Delia & Thieves, after previously touring as a se ...
was asked about the best advice he had ever had, he said it was from Kaplan, who said "Always show up on time and bring a pencil."
Background
Kaplan is a singer-songwriter, producer and composer and the instruments he plays are saxophone, Clarinet, flute and piccolo. His saxophone playing and sax solos can be heard on over 150 songs that made it to the top 10. The songs he has played on are "
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Len Barry
Leonard Warren Borisoff (June 12, 1942 – November 5, 2020), known professionally as Len Barry, was an American singer, songwriter, lyricist, record producer, author, and poet.
Life and career
Born on June 12, 1942 and raised in Philadelphia, ...
, "
The Locomotion
"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp, but Sharp turned the song down.
The song is notable for appearing in th ...
" by
Little Eva
Eva Narcissus Boyd (June 29, 1943 – April 10, 2003), better known by the stage name of Little Eva, was an American singer, well known for her 1962 hit "The Loco-Motion". Although some sources claim that her stage name was inspired by a charac ...
, "Mandy" by
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can ...
, "
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka, co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Sedaka recorded this song twice, in 1962 and 1975, in two significantly different arrangements, and it is considered to be his signature ...
" by
Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...
and "
Sunday Will Never Be the Same" by
Spanky & Our Gang
Spanky and Our Gang was an American 1960s sunshine pop band led by Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane. The band derives its name from Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' comedies of the 1930s (known to modern audiences as ''The Little Rascals''), because of the si ...
.
In 1972 he released an album with the title ''Confessions of a Male Chauvinist Pig''. In a review, Billboard Magazine's Sam Sutherland referred to it as an eyebrow raising project that Chris Dedrick and
Mort Ross were working on. His remark, possibly due to the name of the album was "no comment".
Discography
Singles
* "Harmony" / "God Fearin' Man" – Interfusion – 1972 (New Zealand)
* "Harmony" / "Stay Don't Go" – CBS – CBS 1189 – 1973 (Germany)
* "Bensonhurst Blues" / "Music Is Sweet Music in My Soul" – Riviera 121470 – 1973 (France)
* "Down by the Old Stream" / "I Wanna Go To Coney Island with My Grandma" – Paramount 0276 (1974)
* "Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay" / " Livin' Ain't So Easy" – Soedi – SOJ 640001 – 1981 (Italy)
* "Music Is Sweet Music to My Soul" / "Yours Is The Song" – Philips 6017 308 – 1982 (Netherlands)
Record album
* ''Confessions of a Male Chauvinist Pig'' – Hopi VHS 901 – 1971
* ''Down By the Old Stream'' – Paramount PAS-1019 – 1974
* ''My Name Is Artie Kaplan'' – K-Tel – TI 183 (Italy)
Record album compilation
* ''My Songs'' – CBS – S 65829 – 1973 (Italy)
* ''Greatest Hits'' – Edigsa – 01L0337 – 1982 (Spain)
CD
* ''Fun Time for Kids w/Artie Kaplan''
* ''Confessions of a Male Chauvinist Pig''
* ''I'm Just the Singer in the Band''
* ''Barnyard Stories and Poems''
* ''Down by the Old Stream''
Songwriting
He co-wrote the song "Harmony" with Norman Simon which appeared on his 1972 album ''Confessions of a Male Chauvanist Pig''. It has been covered by
Ray Conniff
Joseph Raymond Conniff (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.
Biography
Conniff was born November 6, 1916 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United St ...
and the Singers and appeared on their album of the same title.
Along with
Artie Kornfeld
Arthur Lawrence Kornfeld (born 1942) is an American musician, record producer, and music executive. He is best known as the music promoter for the Woodstock Festival held in 1969. Kornfeld is also known for his collaborations with Artie Kaplan. ...
, he co-wrote "
Bensonhurst Blues "Bensonhurst Blues" is a song written by Artie Kaplan and Artie Kornfeld. It was originally released in 1971 on Kaplan's album ''Confessions Of A Male Chauvinist Pig''.
Oscar Benton went on to record the song in 1973 for his '' Bensonhurst Blues' ...
" which was a hit for Dutch singer
Oscar Benton
Oscar Benton (born Ferdinand van Eis; 3 February 1949 – 8 November 2020) was a Dutch vocalist. He was also the founder of the ''Oscar Benton Blues Band'' in 1967. The band rose to fame in 1968 by being a runner up in the Jazz Festival, Loosdrec ...
. Other songs he has written are "My First and Only Lover" which was recorded by
Nat "King" Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...
and "It's Been a Long Time" which has been recorded by
Eric Faulkner
Eric Faulkner (born 21 October 1953 as Eric Falconer) is a guitarist, songwriter and singer, best known as a member of the Scottish pop band, the Bay City Rollers.
Faulkner was born at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland. As a ...
.
Session work
Singles
*
Connie Francis
Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (born December 12, 1937),
known professionally as Connie Francis, is an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Called the “First Lady of Rock & Roll” ...
– "
My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own
"My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller which was a No. 1 hit for Connie Francis in 1960.
Connie Francis recording
Francis recorded "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" at Radio Recorders studio in Hol ...
" – Soprano saxophone
*
Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...
–
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka, co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Sedaka recorded this song twice, in 1962 and 1975, in two significantly different arrangements, and it is considered to be his signature ...
– Saxophone
Albums
*
Nat Adderley
Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years.
Adderley's composition " ...
– ''
Sayin' Somethin'
''Sayin' Somethin is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley released on the Atlantic Records, Atlantic label featuring four performances by Adderley with an 11-piece orchestra and four by Adderley's Quintet with Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Bob ...
'' – saxophone
*
Janis Ian
Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit " Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" and the 1975 Top T ...
– ''
Between the Lines – alto saxophone
*
Lonnie Liston Smith
Lonnie Liston Smith Jr. (born December 28, 1940) is an American jazz, soul, and funk musician who played with such jazz artists as Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis before forming Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes, recording a number of ...
And The Cosmic Echoes – ''Reflections of a Golden Dream'' – baritone saxophone
* Janis Ian – ''
Aftertones
''Aftertones'' is the eighth album by American singer/songwriter Janis Ian, recorded 1975 in various New York studios and released 1976 by Columbia Records. "Love Is Blind" was a #1 single in Japan for six months. It was the highest-selling album ...
'' – baritone saxophone
* Janis Ian – ''Janis Ian'' – Flute
*
Van McCoy
Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful song " The Hustle". He has approximat ...
– ''Rhythms of the World'' – trumpet
*
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can ...
– ''Even Now'' – Musicians contractor in New York
* Barry Manilow – ''
Barry Manilow II
''Barry Manilow II'' is the second studio album by Barry Manilow released in 1974. Propelled by the major success of its lead single " Mandy" and featuring a further international hit in " It's a Miracle", the album was a commercial breakthrough f ...
''
* Van Morrison – ''
T.B. Sheets
"T.B. Sheets" is a blues-influenced song written and recorded by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. Bang Records issued the song on his first solo album, '' Blowin' Your Mind!'' (1967). It later appeared on the Bang compilation '' T.B. ...
'' – flute, saxophone
*
NYCC – ''Make Every Day Count'' – contractor for horns and strings
*
Dusty Springfield
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, Pop music, p ...
– ''
Longing
Longing may refer to: Music
* ''Longing'' (Bell Witch album) (2012)
* ''Longing'' (Dusty Springfield album), an unreleased 1974 album
* "Longing" (song), a 1994 song by X Japan
* "Longing", a song by Gackt from '' Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantas ...
'' – music contractor
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Beautiful Soul: The ABC/Dunhill Collection
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Links
References
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Living people
American male saxophonists
Singers from New York (state)
American flautists
American session musicians
American male singers
21st-century American composers
Songwriters from New York (state)
21st-century American saxophonists
American male composers
21st-century American male musicians
1935 births
American male songwriters
21st-century flautists