Samm Brown's FOR THE RECORD...

PAST GUESTS ON "FOR THE RECORD"

Burt Bacharach, music industry legend, composer of the music for "Baby It's You", "Only Love Can Break a Heart", "Do You Know the Way to San José", Oscar-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head", "What's New Pussycat?", "Always Something There to Remind Me", "Walk On By", "Alfie", "The Look of Love", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "Wishin' and Hopin'" and so on
Samm with Burt Bacharach:
Hal David, lyricist and primary collaborator with Burt Bacharach on "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "Don't Make Me Over", "Close To You", "Walk On By" "What's New Pussycat", "Alfie", and "The Look of Love"; and with Albert Hammond on "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"
Stu Phillips, film/TV composer (The Six Million Dollar Man, McCloud and most notably Battlestar Galactica)
Earle Hagen, late film/TV composer (Andy Griffith Show etc.) - see our Earle Hagen Salute
Sally Kellerman, "Hot Lips Houlihan" of M*A*S*H and accopmlished singer
Bill Duke, director/actor. Best known for his work with Arnold Schwazenegger in the films Predator and Commando, Bill Duke is committed to the mentoring of young African-Americans aspiring to work in the performance arts.
Bill Duke with Samm Brown:
John Rich, director (All In The family, Maude, The Jeffersons)
Bruce Broughton, Emmy Award winning film composer
Alex Wurman, noted Hollywood film composer (March of the Penguins, Talladega Nights)
Ray Parker, Jr., Grammy winning singer/songwriter
Brenda Russell, Grammy-nominated Singer/Songwriter ("Piano In The Dark", "Get Here"); also scored 11-Tony-nominated musical stage version of Alice Walker's Oprah-produced "The Color Purple"
Tom Kidd, music journalist, writer for Inside Connection, Music Biz and Music Connection
Rich Schulenberg, entertainment attorney, author of “Legal Aspects of The Music Industry”
Camille Solari, Actress/Film screenwriter/producer
F. Gary Gray, Director ("The Italian Job")
Jerry Heller, CEO, Ruthless Records
Adryan Russ, Musical theater songwriter
Dayelle Deanna Schwartz, Author (I Don't Need A Record Deal)
Kashif, Hit record producer (Whitney Houston)
Alf Clauson, TV composer (The Simpsons)
John Cacavas, Film Composer (Kojak)
Michael Schultz, Director/Producer ("Woman Thou Art Loosed", "Cooley High", "The Practice", "Ally McBeal")
Effie T. Brown, Duly Noted, Inc., Producer ("In The Cut", "Real Women Have Curves", "Everyday People")
Nichelle Protho, Urban Entertainment, Sr. VP Production & Development ("Undercover Brother", "Love and a Bullet")
Carl Weathers, Actor/Director ("Rocky -- Rocky IV", "Predator")
John Alexander/MCA Music (Executive Vice President, Creative Services)
Brenda Andrews/Rondor Music International (Senior Vice President)
Buddy Arnold/Musicians Assistance Program (Founder)
Alison Ball-Gabriel/Warner Bros. Records (Vice President of A&R, West Coast)
Jeff Barry, Songwriter ("Chapel Of Love", "Tell Laura I Love Her", "I Honestly Love You")
Stephen Bishop, Grammy and Oscar nominated Singer/Songwriter, Author (Songs In The Rough)
Jeff Brabec/Chrysalis Music (Vice President of Business Affairs)
Todd Brabec/ASCAP (Executive Director)
Brent Bolthouse/Brent Bolthouse Productions (President)
Jerry Boulding/Hits Magazine (Editor)
Jerry Butler, Legendary Singer/Songwriter/Producer, R & B Foundation Chairman
Stanley Clarke, Jazz Bassist and Film Composer ("Boyz 'N The Hood", "Higher Learning")
Ron DeBlasio, Shankman, DeBlasio and Melina -- SDM, Inc. (Co-Founder)
Randy Edelman, Film Composer ("Twins", "The Indian In The Cupboard", "Beethoven")
Ron Fair/RCA (Senior Vice President of A&R and Staff Producer)
Hiroshima, Qwest recording artist
In Harmony with the Homeless Directors David Powell and Katherine Woodward
Randy Jackson/Columbia Records (Vice President, A&R, American Idol)
Susan Jenkins/Rhythm & Blues Foundation (President)
Kashif, Songwriter/Producer (Whitney Houston, George Benson and Al Jarreau)
Dan Kimpel, Personal Manager, Creative Director (NAS) and Author (Networking In The Music Business)
Greg Knowles/National Academy of Recording Arts & Science (NARAS) (L.A. President)
Eartha Kitt, Tony, Emmy and Grammy-nominated actress, singer and international star
Jon Konjoyan/JK Promotions (Co-Founder)
Ken Kragen, super-manager (Kenny Rogers, Travis Tritt, Trisha Yearwood, "We Are The World")
Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase (LASS) founders John Braheny, and Len Chandler
L.A. Women in Music founders Harriet Schock (Grammy-nominated songwriter) and Robin Frederick (Vice President, Rhino Records)
Gary LeMel/Warner Brothers Studio (President, Music)
Scott Leonard/Asylm Marketing (Co-Founder)
George O. Lyons/Roxbury Nightclub (Director of Entertainment)
Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil, Grammy-winning songwriting team, Songwriting Hall of Fame inductees
Dennis Mancini/Mancini's (Owner)
Mike Martinez/Cashbox (Editor)
Chris Montan/Walt Disney Studios (Senior Vice President of Music/Producer)
Geoff Mayfield/Billboard (Director of Charts)
Eddie Money, Singer/Songwriter ("Baby Hold On", "Two Tickets To Paradise")
The Music Connection's J. Michael Dolan (Founder/Publisher/ Executive Editor), Michael Amicone (Senior Editor) and Steven P. Wheeler (Associate Editor)
Brad Parker, Songwriter/Producer, National Academy Of Songwriters Board of Governors
Donald Passman, Attorney (Janet Jackson, Bryan Adams, Quincy Jones, Bonnie Raitt, Tina Turner)
Neil Portnow/Zomba Group of Companies (Vice President, West Coast Operations)
Diane Rapaport, Author (How To Make And Sell Your Own Recording)
John Rhys/Cashbox (Marketing Director)
Doreen Ringer Ross/BMI (Assistant Vice President, Film/TV Relations)
Allan Rinde/Genghis Cohen (Owner)
Randy Sharp, Producer/Songwriter ("Why Does It Have To Be", " You Will"), NAS President
Al Schmitt, Grammy-winning Engineer (Quincy Jones, Steely Dan, Natalie Cole, Frank Sinatra)
Horace Silver, legendary composer, arranger, band leader
Danny Strick/BMG Music (Senior Vice President/GM)
Tom Sturges/Chrysalis Music (President)
Jim Vellutato/Sony Music (Director, Creative Affairs)
Tom Vickers/Mercury/Parachute Records (Senior Director of A & R)
Diane Warren, Grammy-winning Songwriter ("Because You Loved Me") + over 40 top 10 hits
Paul Williams, Oscar, Golden Globe, & Grammy winning Lyricist/Composer ("Evergreen") and Actor
Johnny "Guitar" Watson, legendary recording artist
Lamont Dozier of Holland, Dozier and Holland, creators of no less than 54 #1 Motown hits like "Baby Love," "Stop! In the Name of Love," "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch," and "Heat Wave"

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