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Artie Wayne | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Wayne Kent |
| Born | January 22, 1942 New York City, United States |
| Died | February 19, 2019 (aged 77) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | songwriter, singer, producer |
| Years active | 1959–2008 |
Artie Wayne (born Wayne Kent, January 22, 1942 – February 19, 2019)[1] was an American record producer, music publisher, songwriter and singer.
His first hit as a songwriter and producer came in 1963 when he co-wrote Joey Powers' "Midnight Mary" for which he received a gold record, signifying that the single had realized $1 million in sales in the U.S.A.[2][3] Wayne had over 250 covers of his compositions recorded by such artists as Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Pat Boone, Helen Shapiro, The Magic Lanterns, Joe Dassin, The Temptations, Ricky Nelson, Paul Anka, Cher, and The 5th Dimension.
- ^ "Obituary:Artie Wayne", DesertSun, February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019
- ^ "Fifty years ago Washington's Joey Powers was a Top ten artist".Observer Reporter Accessed 2015-12-30
- ^ Clemente, John (2013). Girl Groups: Fabulous Females Who Rocked the World. AuthorHouse. p. 503. ISBN 9781477276334. Retrieved 3 November 2014.