People & Places
KAL MANN

Dave Appell Madara & White Quincy Jones Thom Bell Dave White Joe Renzetti
Harry Chipetz Billy Jackson Joe Tarsia
Dick Clark Harold Lipsius Jimmy Wisner
Linda Creed Leroy Lovett Sigma Sound Studios
Gamble & Huff Bernie Lowe The Shubert Building
Jimmy lenner Artie Singer Cameo Parkway Records
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A Brief History
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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mann began his career in entertainment as a comedy writer for Danny Thomas and Red Buttons, until his friend and songwriter, Bernie Lowe, encouraged him to try writing lyrics for the music industry. Mann co-wrote songs with Lowe and Dave Appell, yielding a number of manor rock and roll hits, such as Charlie Gracie's "Butterfly," which sold more than two million copies and also became a million seller for Andy Williams. He also co-wrote hits for Elvis Presley, Bobby Rydell and Chubby Checker.
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In 1956, Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe founded Cameo Records, which later expanded into a subsidiary label called Parkway. With Parkway they signed an unknown singer, Ernest Evans, to their label. Ernest Evans would change his name to Chubby Checker, which helped Cameo/Parkway become one of the largest independent record labels in America.
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John's Memories
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Kal Mann was a great lyric writer and a real nice man. He was a funny guy and always had a funny story to tell you. I had a very good relationship with Kal.
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