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Paul Hamilton Williams Jr.[ 1] (born September 19, 1940) [ 1][ 2] is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night 's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country", Helen Reddy 's "You and Me Against the ...
Motown. Paul Williams (July 2, 1939 – August 17, 1973) was an American baritone singer. He was noted for being one of the founding members and the original lead singer of the Motown group the Temptations. Along with Elbridge "Al" Bryant, Otis Williams, and fellow Alabamians Eddie Kendricks and Melvin Franklin, Williams was a member of the ...
Budget. $1.3 million. Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 American rock musical comedy horror film written and directed by Brian De Palma and scored by and starring Paul Williams . A naïve young singer-songwriter, Winslow Leach ( William Finley) is tricked by legendary but unscrupulous music producer Swan (Williams) into sacrificing his life's work.
On a suggestion from Miracle Records employee Billy Mitchell, songwriter Mickey Stevenson, and group members Otis Williams and Paul Williams, the Temptations became the group's new moniker. [18] The "Elgins" name re-surfaced at Motown in 1965, when Gordy renamed a quartet called the Downbeats as the Elgins .
Mentor Williams. Mentor Ralph Williams (June 11, 1946 – November 16, 2016) was an American songwriter and producer. He is best known for writing "Drift Away", a popular song first performed by Mike Berry in 1972 and popularized by Dobie Gray the following year, and has since been covered by multiple artists. He also co-wrote the chart-topping ...
Sometimes the backstories of Oscar-nominated songs are as compelling as the songs themselves. Last week, the Songwriters Hall of Fame corralled nine of this year’s 12 nominated songwriters for a ...
Eddie Kendricks. Edward James Kendrick [3] (December 17, 1939 [2] – October 5, 1992), [4] better known as Eddie Kendricks, was an American tenor singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group the Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971.
The songwriter/actor looks back on the 1977 hit as "Smokey and the Bandit" celebrates its 45th anniversary. 'Smokey and the Bandit' star Paul Williams talks Burt Reynolds, sobriety and why the ...