Were Ric Ocasek and Steve Marriott both songwriters?
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Ric Ocasek Richard Theodore Otcasek (born March 23, 1949), known as Ric Ocasek ( ), is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is best known as the vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the rock band the Cars. Ocasek has been married to model Paulina Porizkova since 1989.
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Steve Marriott Stephen Peter Marriott (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) was an English musician, songwriter and frontman of two notable rock and roll bands, spanning over two decades. Marriott is remembered for his powerful singing voice which belied his small stature, and for his aggressive approach as a guitarist in mod rock bands Small Faces (1965–1969 and 1977-1978) and Humble Pie (1969–1975 and 1980–1981). Marriott was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small Faces.
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Charles Marriott (rugby union) Charles Marriott was a rugby union international who represented England from 1884 to 1887. He also captained his country.
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Steven O'Brien Steven O'Brien, Stephen O'Brien, or Steve O'Brien may refer to:
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Cameo (album) Cameo is the eighth studio album released by singer Dusty Springfield. "Cameo" is her first LP for the ABC Dunhill Records label. It was recorded in the States between July and October 1972 and released in the UK (by Philips Records) in May 1973, having appeared in the States some three months earlier. "Cameo" was produced by Steve Barri, Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter who later went on to write and produce major hits for among others Glen Campbell, The Four Tops and The Tavares. The album also included material written by Alan O'Day, David Gates, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Van Morrison and among the all-star line up of musicians contributing were Hal Blaine, Paul Humphrey, Larry Carlton, Wilton Felder, Carol Kaye, Victor Feldman, Michael Omartian, Venetta Fields and Clydie King.
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Stu Gardner Stuart Gardner is an American musician and composer. He is known for his collaborations with Bill Cosby, and for co-writing "Kiss Me", the theme song of Cosby's sitcom "The Cosby Show".
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Tony Romeo Tony Romeo (December 25, 1939 – June 23, 1995) was an American songwriter. He is famous for writing the No.1 hit "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family as well as many other hit records, mostly during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Fred Marriott (footballer) Fred Marriott (14 February 1886 – 13 May 1954) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Ronnie Scott (songwriter) Ronnie Scott was a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter; known primarily for hit songs co-written with Marty Wilde in the 1960s, and Steve Wolfe in the 1970s.
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Trustin Howard Trustin Howard (December 18, 1923 – April 20, 2017) was an American vocalist, songwriter, actor, nightclub comic, television writer and author. Howard was born Howard Trustin Slavin in Chicago, and began his acting career as a pre-teen. By the age of 15 he’d introduced his persona Slick Slavin at the Chicago Theater. His nightclub act led to film roles in "Philbert" (for which he provided the voice of the animated title character), "Speed Crazy" and a small part in "King Creole". Howard branched into writing, eventually becoming the head writer of the "Joey Bishop Show", writing episodes of "This is Your Life", and numerous, including "The Night of Stars". He recorded singles for the Acclaim and Imperial labels, the comedy album "The “Groove” World of Trustin Howard""," and authored fiction ("The Channeler"), non-fiction ("Winchell and Runyon") and the autobiography "My Life With Regis and Joey and Practically Everyone Else".
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Jon Hyde Jon Hyde was the singer for the early 1970s group Hokus Pokus, who had one album on Romar Records in the early 1970s, featuring former Stooges keyboard player Scott Thurston, former Yellow Payges drummer Danny Gorman and former Steppenwolf guitarist Michael Monarch and bass Billy Cioffi. They played the Hollywood clubs quite a bit at that time, and were regular patrons of Rodney Bingenheimer's club on Sunset. Jon and Michael Monarch later formed Detective with Michael Des Barres from Silverhead and signed with Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records. Jon was the drummer for Detective but wrote most of the lyrics and material, as he was a lead singer himself. He did the drumming on the Hokus Pokus album as well.
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Jim Capaldi Nicola James Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was an English drummer, singer and songwriter. His musical career spanned more than four decades. He co-founded the psychedelic rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood with whom he co-wrote the majority of the band's output. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of Traffic's original line-up.
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Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his distinctive voice, mordant (and often satirical) pop songs, and for film scores.
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Anthology (Steve Alaimo album) Anthology is a 31-track collection of songs that Steve Alaimo recorded during the sixties and seventies.
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John Marriott (footballer) John Marriott is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Norwood in the SANFL. He was chosen as a ruckman in Norwood's official 'Team of the Century'.
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Larry Kusik Larry Kusik (also known as Larry Kusic) is a lyricist. He is perhaps best known for writing the lyrics for the tune "Speak Softly Love", the love theme from the 1972 film The Godfather, however he has also written lyrics to many other movie themes, including "A Time for Us" from the 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet, Murder on the Orient Express, Mommie Dearest, Rosemary's Baby, "Love Said Goodbye" from the 1974 film The Godfather Part II and Serpico. Along with composer Paul Evans, he wrote the song "Live Young" for the spring break film "Palm Springs Weekend".
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Dennis Marriott Dennis Marriott (29 November 1939 – 5 December 2014) was an English cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Middlesex and Surrey.
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Stephen Kozmeniuk Stephen Kozmeniuk is a Canadian songwriter, producer, engineer and instrumentalist from Whitehorse, Yukon. Production and writing credits include Madonna, Nicki Minaj, and Kendrick Lamar.
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Herb Bermann Herb Bermann is an American lyricist, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for co-writing the 1967 debut album "Safe as Milk" for Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. A screenplay he co-wrote with Dean Stockwell became the inspiration for Neil Young's 1970 album "After the Gold Rush". A book featuring his known and previously unpublished lyrics, "The Mystery Man from the Magic Band", was published in 2015 by Brass Tacks Press.
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Wish I Didn't Miss You "Wish I Didn't Miss You" is a song by American recording artist Angie Stone. It was written by Andrea Martin and Ivan Matias for Stone's second studio album, "Mahogany Soul" (2001), while production was helmed by Martin, Matias, Stone and Swizz Beatz. The song features an interpolated composition of The O'Jays's 1972 record "Back Stabbers" as written by Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, and John Whitehead.
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Steve-O Stephen Gilchrist Glover (born June 13, 1974), better known by his stage name Steve-O, is a British-American actor, stunt performer, producer, comedian, author, musician, and clown. His entertainment career is mostly centered on his performance stunts on the American TV series "Jackass", its related movies, and its spin-off series "Wildboyz".
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Pete Marriott Pete Marriott (born Peter Andres Marriott-Singh) is an American music producer and musician. Marriott was born in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York. He currently resides in Seattle, Washington.