Barry Fasman is an American

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, songwriter, arranger, composer"STAGE REVIEW : A Jarring Note in Yule Musical Titled 'Humbug!'"
''Los Angeles Times'', December 11, 1987, DON SHIRLEY and orchestral conductor, specializing in the Pop genre.

Career

In 1966 Fasman was a founding member and bass player in a band called the One-Eyed Jacks in Champaign-Urbana, IL. By 1971 he was producing records for Wooden Nickel Records. In 1982, Fasman was a producer at

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, and produced the chart-topping album '' The Kids From Fame''. That year he received the British Record Producer of the Year Award. He has also created and directed music for theatrical productions. Fasman's production and writing credits include

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, the theme song for "

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", and 32 songs for the NBC TV show "Fame". He arranged and conducted the top 10 hits "Don't Cry Out Loud" by

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, "It's My Turn" by

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and

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's "Every Woman in the World". Fasman also produced the first album of musician and author

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."Code Breaker"
''New Hampshire Magazine'', November 2005.

References

External links

Barry Fasman Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (2017) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fasman, Barry Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male conductors (music) American male songwriters American record producers 21st-century American conductors (music) 21st-century American male musicians