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Chanteur,
auteur compositeur et pruducteur de disques né Joseph Paul Florio, le 4 Novembre 1929 à Brooklyn,
New York. Paul Vance est décédé le 30 Mai 2022 à West Palm Beach (Floride).
American
songwriter and record producer, born 4 November 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
With over 300 recorded songs, Vance co-wrote such hits as "Itsy Bitsy Teenie
Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," recorded in 1960 by
Brian Hyland, which rose to #1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, and "Catch a Falling Star," recorded in 1957 by Perry
Como, which was also a hit and became one of Como's signature songs. "What Will
Mary Say", a Top 10 hit for the singer Johnny Mathis in 1963, was written by
Vance with Eddie Snyder. Vance got the idea for "Itsy Bitsy Bikini" because his
daughter was too shy to wear a bikini in public. The song was a Top 10 hit in
other countries around the world.
In 1964, Vance and Lee Pockriss wrote a song entitled "Leader Of The Laundromat,"
a spoof of the then-popular "Leader of the Pack" by The
Shangri-Las, and Vance produced a
recording of the track by a trio consisting of Ron Dante, Tommy Wynn, and
Vance's nephew Danny Jordan. The record was released under the name The
Detergents, and its success led to an album called The Many Faces Of The
Detergents, which Vance produced and for which he, along with Pockriss, penned
all the songs. The release of "Leader of the Laundromat" earned a lawsuit
against the group by "Leader Of The Pack" composers Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich,
and George "Shadow" Morton. Dante would later work alongside Barry as lead
vocalist for The Archies.
In 1969, Vance teamed up with Dante after the latter agreed to record a demo of
the new Vance/Pockriss composition, "Tracy." Dante provided all the voices on
the recording, both leads and backgrounds, and the single was released under the
name The Cuff Links. Its success prompted Vance to bring Dante back into the
recording studio to record an entire album's worth of songs, and the resultant
LP, also entitled Tracy, was rush-released to capitalize on the popularity of
the single. As with The Detergents' album, Vance produced the recording sessions
and co-wrote all of the songs with Pockriss.
In 1972, Vance and Pockriss penned "Playground In My Mind," which was recorded
by Clint Holmes, and became a 1973 #2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where
it remained for 23 weeks. The single was awarded gold record status on July 3,
1973. Vance's son, Philip, sang on the refrain on the recording along with
Holmes. In 1974, Vance discovered singer/songwriter Joseph Nicoletti and
recorded "Changing Colors" with Nicoletti on RCA records,joseph Nicoletti was
also Signed by Worlds Largest Ad agency BBD&O to sing the TV commercial for
Diet-pepsi which won an AD Award that year for "Most" performed on radio,producer
was the late Phil duesenberry (who was inducted into the AD worlds Hall of fame).
Vance co-wrote and produce the song "Run Joey Run" for David Geddes in 1975; the
song reached the top 5 on the Billboard charts that year.
The songwriting duo also wrote the ballad, "I Haven't Got Anything Better To
Do," first recorded by Astrud Gilberto and covered by Natalie Cole, Esther
Phillips, and Dee Dee Warwick.
Through the years, Vance continued to produce various recording artists,
including Kathy Keates, who recorded, among other songs on the RCA Records
label, the hit single "I Think About You" with Al Martino.
In October 2009, Vance was nominated for induction into the Songwriters Hall of
Fame.
Paul Vance died on May 30, 2022 in West Palm Beach (Florida).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Vance
Talents : Vocals, Songwriter, Record Producer
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll, Pop-Rock, Pop
Hey! Now, Mary
(1959)
 (Paul Vance)
Valentina, My Valentina (1959)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
Singles & EP
| 05/1959 | SP Kenco 5001 (US) | . |
Hey! Now, Mary
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| 11/1960 | SP ROULETTE R-4298 (US) | . |
Paul's High School Band - Raucus / Recess |
| 1959 | SP Columbia 4-41337 (US) |
LEE & PAUL - The Chick /
Valentina, My Valentina
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| 1960 ? | SP United Artists ZTSP 69150 US) (promo) | . | LEE & PAUL - The Happy Gondolier / National Pastim |
| 02/1961 | SP ROULETTE R-4337 (US) | . |
Jeannie / Boom-Diddy-Boom |
| 03/1962 | SP ROULETTE R-4420 (US) | . |
Paul Vance & His Orchestra - Cleopatra / Sadie's Shawl |
| 1965 | SP Columbia 4-43212 (US) | . | LEE & PAUL - King Of The Island (Kamehameha) / The Bashful Russian |
| 08/1966 | SP SCEPTER SCE 12164 (US) | . |
Dommage, Dommage (Too Bad, Too Bad) / Sexy |
| 10/1966 | SP SCEPTER HS 1011 (NL) |
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Dommage, Dommage (Too Bad, Too Bad) / Sexy |
| 1966 | SP VOGUE INT. 80060 (F) | . | Dommage, Dommage (Too Bad, Too Bad) / Sexy |
| 1966 | SP SCEPTER SC 705 (I) |
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Dommage, Dommage (Too Bad, Too Bad) / Sexy |
| 1966 | EP VOGUE INT. 18096 (F) |
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Dommage, Dommage (Too Bad, Too Bad) / Julie Knows / Sexy / The Flame Of Love |
| 11/1966 | SP SCEPTER SCE 12175 (US) | . |
My Vie (My Life) / It Happens Every Day |
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Album
| 1966 | LP 12" SCEPTER SRM 557 (US) |
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Ma Vie - My Life - Ma Vie (My Life) / The Flame Of Love / It Happens Every Day / I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do / Gina / Sexy / Domage, Domage (To Bad, To Bad) / It's That Time Of Day / My Little Corner Of The World / Julie Knows / Starbright / You Only See Her |
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