The Changin' Times were an American songwriting and performing duo, consisting of
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. ...
and
Steve Duboff. Their most famous song was "
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (german: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany.
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", which was released in 1965. They also wrote songs for other artists.
[Richie Unterberger -Turn! Turn! Turn!: The '60s Folk-rock Revolution 2002 -- Page 240 "Crispian St. Peters had a Transatlantic Top Five with "The Pied Piper", originally an obscure single by the Changin' Times, a New York duo including future Woodstock Festival co-organizer Artie Kornfeld. St. Peters also took a sluggish reading ..."] "The Pied Piper" and other songs they recorded, like "
Free Spirit", were covered by British singer
Crispian St. Peters.
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American musical duos
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