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Artie Kane
Artie Kane | |
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.jpg) Kane in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Aaron Cohen |
| Also known as | Artie Kane |
| Born | April 14, 1929 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 2022 (aged 93) Whidbey Island, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Film score, jazz, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, film composer, conductor, author |
| Instrument | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1944–2004 |
| Labels | RCA Victor, Angel |
Artie Kane (born Aaron Cohen; April 14, 1929 – June 21, 2022)[1] was an American pianist, film score composer, and conductor with a career spanning over six decades.
As a pianist in Hollywood studios, Kane worked with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Henry Mancini, John Williams, and Quincy Jones.[2][3]
He composed the music for over 250 television shows. Some of his works for television include Wonder Woman, Vegas, Hotel, Dynasty, Matlock, A Question of Guilt, and Man Against the Mob.[4]: 450 [5] Kane also composed the film scores for five motion pictures including The Bat People, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Eyes of Laura Mars, Night of the Juggler, and Wrong Is Right.[6][7][8][9]
During his career, he conducted on over 60 motion pictures at MGM, Disney, Universal, Fox, Warner Brothers, Sony, Columbia Pictures, and Paramount.[10]
In 1976, Kane was nominated for a Grammy Award along with Ralph Grierson[11] for a two-piano George Gershwin Album, 'S Wonderful on Angel Records.[12] He was inducted into the Columbus Senior Musicians Hall of Fame in 1998[13] and is a co-author of the book, Music to My Years: Love and Life Between the Notes.
- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
- ^ James Kaplan (29 October 2015). Sinatra: The Chairman. Little, Brown Book Group. p. 570. ISBN 978-0-7481-3038-2.
- ^ High Fidelity Musical America. Billboard Pub. 1972. p. 116.
- ^ Vincent Terrace (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials. VNR AG. ISBN 978-0-918432-61-2.
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter. Wilkerson Daily Corporation. 1990. p. 118.
- ^ Variety Staff (1 January 1977). "Looking for Mr Goodbar". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Variety Staff (1 January 1978). "Eyes of Laura Mars". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Variety Staff (1 January 1980). "Night of the Juggler". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Variety Staff (1 January 1982). "Wrong Is Right". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Didier C. Deutsch (2000). MusicHound Soundtracks: The Essential Album Guide to Film, Television and Stage Music. Visible Ink. ISBN 978-1-57859-101-5.
- ^ "Ralph Grierson". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Grammy Award Nominees 1976 - Grammy Award Winners 1976". www.awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Arnett Howard; James Loeffler; Candice Watkins (2008). Columbus: The Musical Crossroads. Arcadia Publishing. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-7385-6153-0.
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