Mike Rashkow

Michael Rashkow
BornJuly 18, 1941
DiedJanuary 23, 2013(2013-01-23) (aged 71)
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer, business executive
Known forCo-writer of Mary in the Morning. Writer and producer for Dusty Springfield, The Daily News, The Definitive Rock Chorale, The Fuzzy Bunnies, The Whatnauts and The Other Voices as well as Ellie Greenwich.

Michael Rashkow (July 18, 1941 – January 23, 2013) was an American songwriter, record producer and the founder of an advertising agency called T:MC. He wrote "Mary in the Morning" with Johnny Cymbal. It was recorded by Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Al Martino, Dire Straits's Guy Fletcher, and many other artists. He formed Pineywood Productions with Ellie Greenwich in the late 1960s. Among the artists they wrote for and produced were Dusty Springfield,[1] The Daily News, The Definitive Rock Chorale, The Fuzzy Bunnies,[2] The Whatnauts and The Other Voices as well as Ellie Greenwich. Their publishing arm, Pineywood Music, published their own material and songs by other writers including Steve Tudanger and Paul Levinson, a member of The Other Voices.

  1. ^ "Special Merit Spotlight". Billboard. 30 January 1971. p. 60. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Special Merit Spotlight". Billboard. 23 August 1969. p. 101. Retrieved 13 August 2010.