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American singer
Artie Kaplan
Born 1935 (age 88–89) New York, United States Genres
Jazz , pop Occupation(s) Musician, composer Instrument(s) Saxophone, flute Years active 1960s–present
Musical artist
Artie Kaplan (born 1935) 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.
[1] When musician
Joe Delia 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."
[2]
Background
Kaplan is a singer-songwriter, producer and composer and the instruments he plays are saxophone, clarinet, flute and piccolo. His saxophone playing and solos can be heard on over 150 songs that made it to the top 10. The songs he has played on are "
1-2-3 " by
Len Barry , "
The Locomotion " by
Little Eva , "
Mandy " by
Barry Manilow , "
Breaking Up is Hard to Do " by
Neil Sedaka and "
Sunday Will Never Be the Same " by
Spanky & Our Gang .
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In 1972, he released an album with the title Confessions of a Male Chauvinist Pig . In a review,
Billboards ' 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".
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Discography
Singles
"Harmony" / "God Fearin' Man" – Interfusion – 1972 (New Zealand)
[5]
"Harmony" / "Stay Don't Go" – CBS – CBS 1189 – 1973 (Germany)
[6]
"Bensonhurst Blues" / "Music Is Sweet Music in My Soul" – Riviera 121470 – 1973 (France)
[7]
"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)
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"Music Is Sweet Music to My Soul" / "Yours Is The Song" – Philips 6017 308 – 1982 (Netherlands)
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Albums
Confessions of a Male Chauvinist Pig – Hopi VHS 901 – 1971
[10]
Down By the Old Stream – Paramount PAS-1019 – 1974
[11]
My Name Is Artie Kaplan – K-Tel – TI 183 (Italy)
[12]
Compilation albums
My Songs – CBS – S 65829 – 1973 (Italy)
[13]
Greatest Hits – Edigsa – 01L0337 – 1982 (Spain)
[14]
CD albums
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
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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 and the Singers and appeared on their album of the same title.
[16]
Along with
Artie Kornfeld , he co-wrote "
Bensonhurst Blues " which was a hit for Dutch singer
Oscar Benton .
[17] Other songs he has written are "My First and Only Lover" which was recorded by
Nat "King" Cole and "It's Been a Long Time" which has been recorded by
Eric Faulkner .
[18]
Session work
Singles
Albums
References
^ Chasing Sound: Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording from Edison to the LP By Susan Schmidt Horning
Page 206
^ Dans Papers
Joe Delia to Rock Dan’s Best of the Best Concert on Friday
^ Freenotes
Kaplan, Artie
Archived February 21, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
^ Billboard September 9, 1972
Page 14 Studio Track by Sam Sutherland
^ 45 Cat
Artie Kaplan Harmony
^ 45 Cat
Artie Kaplan Harmony
^ 45 Cat
Artie Kaplan Bensonhurst Blues
^ Discogs
Artie Kaplan – Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay
^ 45 Cat
Artie Kaplan Music Is Sweet Music To My Soul
^ Goldmine Jazz Album Price Guide 2nd Edition By Tim Neely
Page 283 K
^ Both Sides Now Publications
Paramount Album Discography By Mike Callahan and David Edwards
^ wax fm
Artie Kaplan – My Name Is Artie Kaplan
^ Discogs
Artie Kaplan – My Songs
^ Discogs
Artie Kaplan – Greatest Hits
^
[1] [
dead link ]
^ Who Sampled
Ray Conniff and the Singers Harmony
^ Romania Insider June 21, 2013 – daily news
Dutch singer Oscar Benton to perform in Romania this autumn
Archived December 5, 2014, at the
Wayback Machine
^ australian-charts.com
ARTIE KAPLAN
Archived December 4, 2014, at the
Wayback Machine
^ Chris White Fansite
Alex Frazer-Harrison THE HISTORY OF “TOP 40” SAXOPHONE SOLOS 1955–2005
^ A Record A Day
Record #0166: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / As Long As I Live – NEIL SEDAKA
^ The Musical World of J.J. Johnson By Joshua Berrett, Louis G. Bourgois III
Page 394 -237-
^ Discogs
Lonnie Liston Smith And The Cosmic Echoes – Reflections Of A Golden Dream
^ Softshoe's Music Matters Site
Janis Ian
^ Discogs
Van McCoy – Rhythms Of The World
^ Album Liner Notes.com
Barry Manilow Even Now ARISTA AB 4164, Original 1978 album liner notes
^ Discogs
Barry Manilow – Barry Manilow II
^ Progrography
Van Morrison: T.B. Sheets (1973)
^ Discogs
NYCC* – Make Every Day Count
^
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External links
International National Artists