| Me? A Recording Artist? | ||||
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| l. to r.: Wayne Kent, Art Wayne, Artie Wayne, Terry Boyd, Neil Sheppard, Shadow Mann, Arthur Wayne | ||||
| In 1963, Ed Silvers, East Coast head of Liberty Records signs me to a singles deal. He had just produced a top 10 hit with Timi Yuro, "What's The Matter Baby," and I'm excited that he wants to work with me. I'm starting to get a lot of action with releases by Wayne Newton, Gene Pitney, Bobby Darin, the Angels and Dorsey Burnette --- and I know it's just a matter of time before I hit!! I beg him to let me do a song I just wrote with Ben Raleigh, "(Meet Me At) Midnight Mary" ---Ed likes it --- but he loves "Where Does a Rock and Roll Singer Go (When His Record's Off The Charts?)" I just sigh and produce "Midnight Mary" myself with my friend Joey Powers --- which becomes Amy/Mala/Bell (now Arista) Records first Gold Record. |
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