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He is a composer, musician, author and jingle writer
born in the Bronx, New York. Growing
up with Bobby Darin, they played together in a band with him playing the
saxophone and guitar. He
started out composing for Hollywood exploitation films and after moving into
commercials in the 1960s he became one of the best known jingle writers in
America. By the 1970s his work
could be heard all over the television and radio with songs such as "Here Comes
the King", "Wrigley Spearmint Gum/Carry the Big Fresh Flavour", "Hershey,
The Great American Chocolate Bar", "When You Say Budweiser (You've Said It All)"
and "Weekends Were Made for Michelob". His songs and compositions appear in films such as Girl
On a Chain Gang, Misconduct, The Candidate, Juke Box Racket, The Terminal
and The All Together. His song "I Love New York" has been recorded
numerous times and the title quoted on a regular basis, and it is now the
State song of New York. As an
author he has written the books Me and Bobby D: A Memoir about his
work with Bobby Darin in the 1950s, and Who Killed the Jingle? How a
Unique American Art Form Disappeared. He is the winner of 16 Clio Awards.
Metropolis recordings
I Love New York (Steve Karmen)
I Love New York (Instrumental) (Steve Karmen)
Sources:
- http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0439766/
- http://www.oldies.com/product-view/BK1134.html
- http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/index.php?tag=cheese&paged=1
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Karmen
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