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BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
Full Name: Kim Vincent Fowley
Description: Composer, Record Producer, USA
Known For: Composer of – “Allet Oop” – 1960
Instruments: Voice
Music Styles: Rock,
Location: CA, United States of America
Date Born: 21st July 1942
Location Born: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Date Died: January 15, 2015 (aged 75)
West Hollywood, California, U.S.
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BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Kim Fowley
Kim Vincent Fowley (July 21, 1939 – January 15, 2015) was an American record producer, singer and musician. He is best known for his role behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and for managing The Runaways in the 1970s.
In addition, he is credited with being the inspiration behind promoter John Brower’s call to John Lennon that resulted in the last minute appearance of the Plastic Ono Band at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival on September 13, 1969 where Fowley was the emcee. At this event, Fowley also created the iconic experience of having the audience light matches and lighters to welcome a nervous John Lennon to the stage.
He has been described as “one of the most colorful characters in the annals of rock & roll” and as “a shadowy cult figure well outside the margins of the mainstream.”
Of all he is perhaps best known for being behind a string of novelty or cult rock 45s during the 1960s, for co founding the all girl punk group “The Runaways” in the 1970s with Joan Jett and Sandy West whence also came Cherie Currie and Lita Ford and surprisingly, for working as a producer and songwriter with Helen Reddy in the late 1970s.
During the 1960s in Los Angeles, Fowley produced and/or wrote hundreds of recordings with a wide range of acts.
His three biggest hits all as producer include.
“Alley Oop” – The Hollywood Argyles (1960)
“Nut Rocker” – B. Bumble and the Stingers (1962)
“Popsicles and Icicles” – The Murmaids (1963) This was written by a pre-Bread David Gates.
Cat Stevens and Fowley co-wrote “Portobello Road”, Stevens’ first single “I Love My Dog”.
He also helped Napoleon XIV record the 1966 novelty record “They’re Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!”.
During the 1970s also co-wrote songs for acts as diverse as KISS, Helen Reddy, Slade, Alice Cooper, Leon Russell and Kris Kristofferson.
Selected discography[edit]
Solo work 1967 Love Is Alive and Well
1968 Born to Be Wild
1968 Outrageous
1969 Good Clean Fun
1970 The Day the Earth Stood Still
1972 I’m Bad
1973 International Heroes
1974 Automatic
1975 Animal God of the Streets
1978 Living in the Streets
1978 Sunset Boulevard
1979 Snake Document Masquerade
1981 Son of Frankenstein
1984 Frankenstein and the All-Star Monster Band
1993 White Negroes in Deutschland
1994 Hotel Insomnia
1995 Bad News From The Underworld
1995 Mondo Hollywood
1995 Let the Madness In
1996 Worm Culture
1997 Michigan Babylon
1997 Hidden Agenda at the 13th Note
1998 The Trip of a Lifetime
1999 Sex, Cars and God
2003 Fantasy World
2004 Strange Plantations
2004 Adventures in Dreamland
2013 Wildfire – The Complete Imperial Recordings 1968–69
Producer or writer
1959 The Renegades: “Charge b/w Geronimo”
1960 The Hollywood Argyles: “Alley Oop”
1961 Paul Revere and the Raiders: “Like Long Hair”
1962 B. Bumble and the Stingers: “Nut Rocker”
1963 The Murmaids: “Popsicles and Icicles”
1964 The Hellions (featuring Dave Mason & Jim Capaldi)
1965 Kim Fowley – “The Trip”
1966 Kim Fowley: “They’re Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!”
1967 Elf Stone: “Louisiana Teardrops”
1967 The Seekers: “Emerald City”
1968 The Seeds: “Falling Off The Edge of My Mind” b/w Wild Blood
1969 Gene Vincent: I’m Back and I’m Proud!
1970 Wigwam: Tombstone Valentine
1971 Scorpion (Swedish Band) – Album
1972 The Modern Lovers: Some tracks included on 1981 album The Original Modern Lovers and on later CD reissues of The Modern Lovers
1973 American Graffiti Soundtrack – At the Hop, Louie Louie, & She’s So Fine
1974 Wide World of Entertainment (ABC) – Music for Desi Arnaz, Jr. Special
1975 Blue Cheer: “America Nights” and “Fighting Star”
1975 Alice Cooper – Welcome to My Nightmare: “Escape”
1976 KISS Destroyer: “King of the Night Time World” and “Do You Love Me?”
1976 The Runaways: The Runaways
1977 The Runaways: Queens of Noise
1977 The Runaways: Waitin’ for the Night
1977 Helen Reddy: Ear Candy
1977 The Quick: Mondo Deco
1977 Vicky Leandros: Vicky Leandros
1977 Venus and the Razorblades: Songs From the Sunshine Jungle
1978 Dyan Diamond: In The Dark
1979 Vampires From Album Space: Album
1980 The Orchids: The Orchids
1981 Hollywood Confidential: Compilation (LP) and iTunes
1982 Steel Breeze: Steel Breeze
1988 Leather Nun: International Heroes
1999 Underground Animal: Compilation (LP and CD) Dionysus Records/Bacchus Archives
2003 Impossible But True – The Kim Fowley Story: Various artists (Ace Records)
2009 Kim Fowley – Another Man’s Gold “Lost Treasures From The Vaults 1959–69 Volume Two”
2011 – Next Year Fails : “Timaras Bitchn”
2011 With John York: “West Coast Revelation” (GRA Records)
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