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| | birth_name = Daniel Weinshal<ref name=about2/> | |||
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| | birth_date = {{birth date|1926|09|26}}<ref name=about2/> | |||
| | birth_place = ]<ref name=about2>{{cite web|last1=Winchell|first1=Danny|title=Danny's Beginnings|url=http://www.dannywinchell.com/the_winch_line_2.html|website=Danny Winchell|accessdate=9 July 2015}}</ref> | |||
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| | occupation = musician, producer, publisher | |||
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| '''Danny Winchell''' (born '''Daniel Weinshal''', September 26, 1926 – February 16, 2011) was an American pop singer, magazine publisher, record producer, music promoter and radio show host.<ref name=Row>{{cite news|last1=Oermann|first1=Robert K.|title=Radio Host Danny Winchell Passes|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2011/02/radio-host-danny-winchell-passes/|accessdate=9 July 2015|publisher=]|date=21 February 2011|authorlink=Robert K. Oermann}}</ref> | |||
| ==Musician== | |||
| ⚫ | As a musician, he released ] recordings on ] and ] between 1952 and 1959<ref name=complete>{{cite book|last1=Gribin|first1=Anthony J.|author2=Schiff, Matthew M.|title=The Complete Book of Doo-wop|date=2000|publisher=Krauss|isbn=978-0873418294|page=486}}<!--|accessdate=9 July 2015--></ref> including a hit with "]" in 1952.<ref name=Row/> Winchell released recordings both solo and as a member of ].<ref name=complete/> | ||
| ==Promoter and producer== | |||
| He was a promotion man at ]<ref name=Muss>{{cite book|last1=Musso|first1=Anthony M.|title=Setting the Record Straight: The Music and Careers of Recording Artists from the 1950s and Early 1960s ... In Their Own Words|date=2008|publisher=AuthorHouse|location=Bloomington, Indiana|isbn=9781438952925|page=139|accessdate=10 July 2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d8AQDHJfsNkC&q=%22Danny%20Winchell%22%20-wikipedia&pg=PA139}}</ref> where he became the co-producer of ''“]”'' by ],<ref name=BM-uk>{{cite web|title=The Marcels - Blue Moon (Song)|url=http://uk-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Marcels&titel=Blue+Moon&cat=s|website=uk-charts.com|publisher=eMedia Jungen|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=Row/> which was #1 on the ] chart for three weeks and number one on the R&B chart.<ref name="Whitburn_Singles_p376">{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=376}}</ref> Winchell was directly responsible for ] debuting a pre-release copy of the song on his show on ].<ref name=Muss/> The K was so impressed with the song, he played it twenty-six times in his four-hour show the first day, making it a hit before it was released.<ref name=Muss/> Winchell was summoned to Colpix boss Paul Wexler's office the next day and reprimanded.<ref name=Muss/> | |||
| ==Radio host== | |||
| In his later years, he hosted a weekly radio show on ] in ] and wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column called ''The Winch Line''.<ref name=Row/><ref name=about1>{{cite web|last1=Winchell|first1=Danny|title=About Danny |url=http://www.dannywinchell.com/about_danny_1.html|website=Danny Winchell|accessdate=9 July 2015}}</ref> | |||
| ==Personal== | |||
| He died in Nashville in 2011.<ref name=Row/> He was remembered in a tribute to significant musical professionals by ] related to the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=We Will Remember You|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/we-will-remember-you|website=Grammy.com: News|publisher=The Recording Academy|accessdate=10 July 2015|date=12 February 2012}}</ref> | |||
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| Danny Winchell | |
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| Birth name | Daniel Weinshal |
| Born | (1926-09-26)September 26, 1926 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | February 16, 2011(2011-02-16) (aged 84) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Occupation(s) | musician, producer, publisher |
| Labels | MGM Records, Recorte Records |
Danny Winchell (born Daniel Weinshal, September 26, 1926 – February 16, 2011) was an American pop singer, magazine publisher, record producer, music promoter and radio show host.
Musician
As a musician, he released doo-wop recordings on MGM Records and Recorte Records between 1952 and 1959 including a hit with "Carolina in the Morning" in 1952. Winchell released recordings both solo and as a member of Nino and the Ebb Tides.
Promoter and producer
He was a promotion man at Colpix Records where he became the co-producer of “Blue Moon” by The Marcels, which was #1 on the Billboard Pop chart for three weeks and number one on the R&B chart. Winchell was directly responsible for Murray the K debuting a pre-release copy of the song on his show on WINS. The K was so impressed with the song, he played it twenty-six times in his four-hour show the first day, making it a hit before it was released. Winchell was summoned to Colpix boss Paul Wexler's office the next day and reprimanded.
Radio host
In his later years, he hosted a weekly radio show on WAMB in Nashville, Tennessee and wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column called The Winch Line.
Personal
He died in Nashville in 2011. He was remembered in a tribute to significant musical professionals by The Recording Academy related to the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.
References
- ^ Winchell, Danny. "Danny's Beginnings". Danny Winchell. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Oermann, Robert K. (21 February 2011). "Radio Host Danny Winchell Passes". MusicRow. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Gribin, Anthony J.; Schiff, Matthew M. (2000). The Complete Book of Doo-wop. Krauss. p. 486. ISBN 978-0873418294.
- ^ Musso, Anthony M. (2008). Setting the Record Straight: The Music and Careers of Recording Artists from the 1950s and Early 1960s ... In Their Own Words. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. p. 139. ISBN 9781438952925. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "The Marcels - Blue Moon (Song)". uk-charts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 376.
- Winchell, Danny. "About Danny". Danny Winchell. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- "We Will Remember You". Grammy.com: News. The Recording Academy. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2015.