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“SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE WILD IN THE STREETS ) ARTIST: MAX FROST AND “STORE STEALING” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE MARYJANE , STARRING FABIAN) 3T3 HE TROOPERS WRITER: , PUBLISHER: SCREEN GEMS EMI MUSIC INC. TIME: 1:57 3A5 RTIST: THE SIDEWALK SOUNDS WRITERS: MIKE CURB, LAWRENCE BROWN PUBLISH - PRODUCER: MIKE CURB WITH HARLEY HATCHER SPECIAL THANKS: JIM NICHOLSON TOWER 419, 1968 ER: DONNA DIJON MUSIC PUBLICATIONS (BMI) TIME: 1:53 PRODUCERS: MIKE CURB AND LAWRENCE BROWN SIDEWALK DT 5911, 1967 The biggest film ever released by American as a producer and as an engineer of this ; International Pictures was Wild In The Streets (1968); Jim Hatcher has remained with Curb’s companies since then. “HELLCATS THEME” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE HELLCATS ) ARTIST: THE Nicholson, president of the company, asked Curb to pro - Max Frost was the name of the lead character in the 3A5RROA WS WRITER: HEMRIC, STYNER PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:18 duce the soundtrack. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil film; The song “Nothing Can Change The Shape Of PRODUCER: MIKE CURB TOWER 5124 ,1967 wrote the songs and Curb produced them. Things To Come” reached number 22 on the Billboard Curb signed Harley Hatcher, just out of the Armed Hot 100 in the fall of 1968. 3“5THEB ME FROM THE HARD RIDE/SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT ” Forces, to a songwriting contract, then worked with him ARTIST: SOUNDS OF HARLEY/BILL MEDLEY WRITER: HARLEY HATCHER PUBLISHER: HOME GROWN MUSIC, INC. (BMI)/TOP HAT MUSIC (BMI)

“KILLERS THREE THEME” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE KILLERS THREE ) ARTIST: MERLE HAGGARD WRITER: “THEME FROM THE CYCLE SAVAGES ” (STARRING ) ARTIST: 3T5HE AC RROWS WRITER: JERRY STYNER PUBLISHER: MIRBY MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:16 3M4 ERLE HAGGARD PUBLISHER: SONY/ATV TREE PUBLISHING TIME: 4:58 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB, HARLEY HATCHER AND JERRY STYNER SPECIAL THANKS: TOWER 5141, 1968 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB AND JERRY STYNER AIR 1033, 1969

“GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME” ARTIST: KAY ADAMS WRITER: HARLEY HATCHER PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB “HIDIN’ FROM MYSELF” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE DR. GOLDFOOT AND THE GIRL 3B5OMBS D ) ARTIST: PAUL AND THE PACK WRITER: HEMRIC, STYNER PUBLISHER: MIRBY 3M4USICA (BMI) TIME: 1:40 PRODUCER: HARLEY HATCHER FOR SIDEWALK PRODUCTIONS SPECIAL THANKS: CLIFFIE STONE AND EDDIE TOWER 445 MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:02 PRODUCER: SIDEWALK PRODUCTIONS

“ALL I NEED IS YOU” (LOVE THEME FROM KILLER’S THREE ) ARTIST: DICK CURLESS WRITER: HARLEY HATCHER “IT’S A BIKINI WORLD” ARTISTS: , THE GENTRYS, THE TOYS 3W5RITER: MIKE CURB, BOB SUMMERS PUBLISHER: SONY/ATV SONGS LLC O/B/O DONNA 3P4UBLIB SHER: MIKE CURB MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:50 PRODUCER: HARLEY HATCHER FOR SIDEWALK PRODUCTIONS SPECIAL THANKS: EDDIE RAY TOWER 45-62295 DIJON MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI)

Killers Three was released in 1968, produced by Dick track with Jerry Styner and Hatcher. The artists In the film Maryjane , teen idol Fabian also supervise films. “The Theme From Clark and featuring a soundtrack full of country songs featured on the soundtrack were part of Curb’s early rela - starred as a high school teacher and foot - The Hard Ride” was composed and super - including “Mama Tried,” which was written for the film tionship with West Coast country artists like Kay Adams, ball coach framed by the principal and vised by Harley Hatcher. “Hell’s Belles” by Merle Haggard. Dick Curless and Don Epperson. Eddie Ray introduced police chief for possession of marijuana. was one of the early - Curb asked Harley Hatcher to work with Haggard on Mike Curb to Cliffie Stone, who was in The romance involved Fabian pursuing Sidewalk . a song that could be used as a theme for the movie, and guiding him as he recorded his early country artists. Diane McBain, with Kevin Coughlin fea - The 1969 film Cycle Savages starred the two wrote “Killers Three.” Mike produced the sound - tured as the star football player. Directed Bruce Dern as “Keeg.” Also in the movie by , the film’s soundtrack were Chris Robinson (who later starred in includes “Store Stealing,” co-written by the TV soap opera The Bold and the Mike Curb and Lawrence Brown, who Beautiful ), Melody Patterson (who was on also produced the soundtrack. F-Troop ) and Casey Kasem, who co-pro - “The Hellcats Theme,” also known as duced and played Keeg’s . Dern “Biker Babes,” starred Ross Hagen and Dee plays the leader of a biker gang who { 1967 { Duffy and was directed by Robert Slatzer. threatens to crush the hands of an artist Released in 1967, the film was about a sol - trying to sketch him. Dern later became a “The Killers Three theme was such a great example of the way movies and dier coming home from war to avenge his major actor. The theme from music worked together – Merle Haggard was starring with Dick Clark, brother’s murder. The movie included sev - the movie was written by Jerry Styner, and eral biker scenes, and the theme, written by the soundtrack was produced by Styner and the soundtrack featured Merle’s hit ‘Mama Tried.’ We also worked with the team of Jerry Styner and Guy Hemric, and Mike Curb. Merle on the theme song, along with a host of other leading artists on the was produced by Mike Curb. Curb’s group, The film It’s a Bikini World starred soundtrack. It created cross-promotion between the music and the soundtrack The Arrows, led by Davie Allan, was the Tommy Kirk, Deborah Waller, and Bobby artist on the soundtrack. Boris-Pickett; Pickett was known for his that turned out to be a very successful formula for future projects.” The ‘60s and ‘70s saw Mike Curb com - recording of “The Monster Mash,” a num - posing and producing several movies. He ber-one pop hit in 1962. The film featured —MIKE CURB was fortunate to have business relation - music by The Gentrys, The Animals and ships with Jerry Styner, Harley Hatcher The Toys; the songs were provided by and other talented who could Mike Curb and Bob Summers.

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“WHY CAN’T HE BE YOU” ARTIST: WRITER: HANK COCHRAN PUBLISHER: SONY/ATV TREE “EIGHT YOUNG MEN” (FROM THE DEVIL’S 8 SOUNDTRACK) ARTIST: SIDEWALK SOUNDS (STARRING 3P6 UBLISHING TIME: 2:42 PRODUCER: BOB SUMMERS AND MIKE CURB SPECIAL THANKS: MEL SHAUER TOWER 279, 1965 3C9 HRISTOPHER GEORGE) WRITER: MIKE CURB, GUY HEMRIC PUBLISHER: DONNA DIJON MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:34 PRODUCER: JERRY STYNER MUSIC DIRECTION: MIKE CURB SIDEWALK 5160, 1969 and Mary Ford were a pop duo in the late Cochran and recorded by Patsy Cline on an album. The 1940s and early 1950s whose string of hits include song was a well-known one of Cline’s, but not a hit single In Devil’s 8 , also known as 8 Young Men , an FBI agent starred Christopher George, Fabian, Ron Rifkin and “Lover,” “,” and “Mocking Bird.” at that time; Curb decided to make a version of the song helps eight men escape from prison in exchange for help Leslie Parrish. The theme song for the movie was written Ford’s real name was Colleen Summers and she was well that would appeal to the adult contemporary market. bringing a moonshiner and murderer to justice. The plot by Mike Curb and Guy Hemric, with Jerry Styner pro - known on the West Coast as a singer in groups like The Working with Mike on this project was Bob Summers – is similar to the storyline from the movie The Dirty ducing the recording for Curb’s studio group, The Sunshine Girls before she met Paul, who encouraged her the younger brother of Mary Ford – who was also a mem - Dozen . The movie was directed by Burt Topper and Sidewalk Sounds. to make the name change. ber of The Mike Curb Congregation. Summers was a tal - “Why Can’t He Be You” was written by Hank ented guitarist who had been taught to play by Les Paul.

“HAWAIIAN CIRCUS” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE GOLDEN BREED ) ARTIST: THE RIPTIDES WRITER: MIKE CURB “THE DEVIL AIN’T A LONELY WOMAN’S FRIEND” ARTIST: WRITER: 3P7 UBLISHER: MIKE CURB MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 1:40 CAPITOL 2886, 1968 4D0 ALLAS FRAZIER AND S. SHAFER PUBLISHER: SONY ACUFF ROSE MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:43 PRODUCER: STEVE STONE FOR CURBSTONE PRODUCTIONS SPECIAL THANKS: CLIFFIE STONE CAPITOL P-4160, 1975 The 1968 film Golden Breed was a documentary on duced by Dale Davis and featured Mickey Munoz, Nat surfers in search of “the perfect wave.” Filmed in Young, Davis and other young surfers. Mike Curb met Cliffie Stone in the Capitol Tower ested in.” That’s how Curb came to work with Dick , Peru, and Mexico, the movie was pro - through their mutual friend, Eddie Ray. Stone had at one Curless, Kay Adams and Tennessee Ernie Ford. time been head of Country A&R at Capitol, but by the “Cliffie originally signed Tennessee Ernie Ford to , he had been replaced by Ken Nelson. His office Capitol,” Mike said, “but he arranged for his son, Steve, was close to Capitol and he was primarily a publisher by and Curb Productions to produce Ford.” This was partic - 1975. “Stone was frustrated because Capitol was passing ularly meaningful to Curb, because Tennessee Ernie Ford on some of his really good artists,” said Curb. “So he was his father’s favorite artist. decided to offer me the artists that Capitol wasn’t inter -

“A MAN HAS TO LOVE” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE IF HE HOLLERS, LET HIM GO! ) ARTIST: BARBARA MCNAIR 4W1 RITER: SAMMY FAIN, CHARLES MARTIN PUBLISHER: FAIN MUSIC/ CINERAMA MUSIC INC./SIDEWALK MUSIC COMPANY “THE WORLD IS ON FIRE” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE PSYCH-OUT ) ARTIST: TIME: 3:03 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MIKE CURB TOWER 5152, 1969 3S8 TRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK WRITER: S.A. CLOCK PUBLISHER: SUEDE MUSIC TIME: 3:31 SPECIAL THANKS: DICK CLARK SIDEWALK 5913, 1968 Singer Barbara McNair starred in the 1968 film If He woman who breaks out in order to clear his name. Hollers, Let Him Go! and sang the soundtrack song “A McNair later starred in her own television series and “ POINTING AT YOU” ARTIST: SEEDS WRITER: SKY SAXON Man Has To Love,” written by Sammy Fain and Charles appeared in a number of television shows and movies, 3P8UBLIA SHER: NEIL MUSIC, INC. (BMI) Martin. The plot involved a black man (Raymond St. including ’s last movie, A Change Of Habit . Jacques) falsely imprisoned for the murder of a white She also formerly recorded for Records. Psych-Out was produced by Dick Clark West Coast rock n’ roll band known as The and released in 1968. It was directed by Seeds. They recorded the song “Two Fingers and featured , Pointing At You” for the movie Two Fingers , , Bruce Pointing At You , which was very reminiscent Dern, Adam Roarke and Garry Marshall. of their biggest hit record, “Pushin’ Too The story is set in San Francisco in the Hard.” The Seeds were one of the original “EVERYBODY’S GOT FINGERS” ARTIST: THE CURBSTONES WRITER: MELANIE BURKE, JOHN BURKE, flower-power era, so it’s appropriate that garage bands from . Sidewalk 4S2 OLOMON BURKE PUBLISHER: THE KIDS MUSIC, INC. (BMI) TIME: 2:03 PRODUCER: BOB SUMMERS SPECIAL THANKS: is featured on the Records released the soundtrack for this film. MGM 3846, 1969 soundtrack. The psychedelic band was Mike Curb made a number of trips to formed in 1967 in Santa Barbara, San Francisco during the 1960s and Kid Power was an animated ABC-TV program in Congregation who had appeared on The California, and that year had their biggest always managed to live in two worlds – he 1972. It was directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr., Goodtime Hour . hit, “Incense and Peppermints.” The lead was part of “the establishment,” working and featured the voices of April Winchell, Donald Solomon Burke, a legendary soul performer, worked on singer on that song was teenager Greg with major executives in the record and Fullilove and Jay Silverheels, Jr. The song “Everybody’s the song because the show’s producers wanted an inspira - Munford – not a member of . movie businesses, as well as a part of the Got Fingers” was sung by The Curbstones, a group com - tional rhythm and sound. Later, Curb produced One of the other exciting bands that Baby Boomer generation who loved the prised of the four youngsters in The Mike Curb Solomon Burke for Chess Records. recorded for the Psych Out movie was the music rooted in rock n’ roll.

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“GOOD MORNING SUNRISE” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE 3 IN THE ATTIC ) ARTIST: 4C6 HAD STUART WRITER: WAYNE IRWIN PUBLISHER: MUSHROOM MUSIC (ASCAP) TIME: 3:28 “ANYONE FOR TENNIS” (THEME FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SAVAGE SEVEN ) PRODUCER: CHAD STUART EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MIKE CURB SIDEWALK 944, 1969 4A3 RTIST: CREAM FEATURING WRITER: ERIC CLAPTON, M. SHARPE PUBLISHER: UNICHAPPELL MUSIC, INC. TIME: 2:39 PRODUCER: FELIX PAPPALARDI Chad (David Stuart Chadwick) and Jeremy (Clyde) the 1968 film 3 In the Attic , EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MIKE CURB SPECIAL THANKS: ATCO 33-245, 1969 were a British duo best known for their Top 10 hit “A starring Christopher Jones, Summer Song” in 1964. They had a number of chart Yvette Mimieux, Judy Pace, The film Savage Seven , released in Cream, featuring Eric Clapton, wrote records in the mid-1960s but went their separate ways Maggie Thrett and Nan 1968, was directed by Richard Rush and and recorded “Anyone For Tennis” in San because Jeremy wanted to pursue acting. Martin. starred Robert Walker Jr., Joanna Frank, Francisco, specifically for the film. The This recording of “Good Morning Sunrise” came from John Garwood, Larry Bishop and Adam song hit the Billboard chart in conjunction Roarke; legendary guitarist with the movie. also had a role in the movie. It featured a conflict between a group of bikers and some Native Americans and contained a “ON WITH CHEVROLET” (CHEVROLET THEME) ARTIST: MIKE CURB WRITER: MIKE CURB great line: “If I’m going to be a bear, it 4P7 UBLISHER: MIKE CURB MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 1:02 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB SPECIAL THANKS: JOHN DELOREAN AND might as well be a grizzly.” PIERRE COSETTE 1969 The West Coast biker movies had developed a cult following, which caused “MEAN LITTLE MONZA” ARTIST: MIKE CURB WRITER: MIKE CURB, MARY DEAN PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB labels to become interested in releasing 4M7USICA (BMI)/ NICATOR MUSIC, INC. (BMI) TIME: 1:47 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB the soundtracks. released this soundtrack on their Atco label, and Television producer Pierre Cosette hired Mike Curb became the company’s theme. GM asked Mike to come label head Ahmet Ertegun allowed Curb and The Congregation to appear on a TV special spon - with a commercial for the Monza, a sporty new car to use Atlantic artists for the album. sored by Chevrolet. After the show, Mike met Chevrolet aimed at the youth market. “Mean Little Monza” was Cream featuring Eric Clapton executive John DeLorean, who invited him to write an recorded by Curb’s studio group, The Buddies, and was on up-tempo, rock-oriented song for a Chevy advertisement. The Buddies album on Mercury. Curb wrote “On The Move With Chevrolet,” which

“UNCONSCIOUS POWER” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE ) ARTIST: WRITER: 4I4 NGLE, WEISS, BUSHY PUBLISHER: WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING COMPANY (BMI) TIME: 2:30 PRODUCER: CHARLES “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE THE BIG BOUNCE ) ARTIST: GREENE AND BRIAN STONE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MIKE CURB ATCO 33-245, 1969 4T8 HE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION WRITER: MIKE CURB, GUY HEMRIC PUBLISHER: WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING (BMI) TIME: 2:40 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB On the soundtrack, in addition to Cream, was Iron The opportunity to SPECIAL THANKS: WILLIAM BELASCO WARNER BROS. SEVEN ARTS 1781, 1969 Butterfly, the premier act of their time. Iron work on cutting edge Butterfly was formed in San Diego in 1966 by Doug soundtrack allowed “WHEN SOMEBODY CARES FOR YOU” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE THE BIG Ingle, , , Darryl DeLoach and Curb to work with major 48A BOUNCE ) ARTIST: THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION WRITER: MIKE CURB AND GUY ; the following year they had a recording con - rock artists, film producers, HEMRIC PUBLISHER: WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING (BMI) TIME: 2:40 PRODUCER: tract with ATCO, a division of Atlantic. Iron Butterfly actors and actresses. MIKE CURB SPECIAL THANKS: WILLIAM BELASCO WARNER BROS. SEVEN ARTS 1781, 1969 recorded the song “Unconscious Power” for The Savage soundtrack. Iron Butterfly Seven The movie The Big Bounce was origi - Curb’s group recorded “When Somebody nally released in 1969, directed by Alex Cares For You” backed by a large orches - “EVERYONE SHOULD OWN A DREAM” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE THE SAVAGE SEVEN ) ARTIST: JOHNNY March and written by Elmore Leonard, tra, featured The Mike Curb 4C5 RAWFORD WRITER: GUY HEMRIC/JERRY HOWARD STYNER PUBLISHER: DONNA DIJON MUSIC/MIKE CURB MUSIC (BMI) based on his novel. The movie starred Congregation prominently on the cover. TIME: 2:14 PRODUCER: BOB SUMMERS Ryan O’Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, Van “This was the first time I ever scored a Heflin, and and was released major film with a 60-piece orchestra,” said “ANGELICA” ARTIST: WRITER: JERRY STYNER, GUY HEMRIC PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB on Warner . Curb. “This film was one of the first ones 4M5USICA /DIJON MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:14 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB AND JERRY STYNER SIDEWALK RECORDS The talent agent William Belasco had produced during the merger between met Mike Curb and offered to represent Warner Brothers and Seven Arts. The Mike Curb and Jerry Styner produced this recording by became a singer and led the Johnny Crawford him doing music for major movies, which soundtrack was actually released on the Johnny Crawford, an original Mouseketeer on The Mickey Dance Orchestra. led to Mike scoring this film. Warner Brothers Seven Arts label.” Mouse Club who rose to fame as Mark McCain, son of His recording of “Everyone Should Own A Dream” was The soundtrack album, on which Luke McCain () on . the vocal version of the love theme from the film The Savage Crawford was signed to Del-Fi Records and had a Top Seven , which Mike Curb produced for the Atlantic Records 10 hit with “Cindy’s Birthday” in 1962. Crawford later soundtrack. The single was released on Curb’s Sidewalk label.

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“” ARTIST: WRITER: BUCK OWENS, PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB MUSIC “EVIL WOMAN” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE THE SIDEHACKERS ) ARTIST: CROW WRITER: L. WIEGAND. R. WIEGAND, 4(9 BMI)/ EXBROOK PUB. CO. (BMI)/ SONY/ATV TREE PUBLISHING(BMI) TIME: 3:05 CAPITOL 2646, 1969 5D2 . WAGGONER PUBLISHER: YUGGOTH MUSIC CO. TIME: 3:03 PRODUCER: BOB MONACO SPECIAL THANKS: KENNY MYERS AMARET ST 5002, 1969 “BIG IN DALLAS” ARTIST: TERRY STAFFORD WRITER: TERRY STAFFORD PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB MUSIC 4(9BMI)A/TERRY STAFFORD MUSIC CO./EXBROOK PUB. CO. TIME: 3:38 PRODUCER: BOB SUMMER FOR SIDEWALK Mike Curb and Kenny Myers formed a label named International Pictures, which was a competitor to PRODUCTIONS WARNER-SEVEN ARTS Ameret Records in Los Angeles. After losing Chicago to American International Pictures. Mike Curb and Jerry Columbia, they wanted a group with a similar sound and Styner created the soundtrack for the movie, which was Buck Owens liked the song “Big In Dallas” by Terry Buck later recorded three new albums for Curb found it in Crow, whose record of “Evil Woman” entered released on Ameret Records. Stafford, but changed it to “Big In Vegas,” which became Records and also arranged for Curb to release all three the in October 1969 and stayed there Earlier in his career, Mike had reported to Kenny the first BMI award-winning song for Curb’s music pub - volumes of his greatest hits. for 15 weeks, reaching number 19. The group went on to Myers, who was the head of when Curb lishing company. Mike flew to Nashville to accept the have a total of five chart records. was working with Nick Venet. award and met a number of people in the The Sidehackers motion picture was released by Crown industry with whom he later worked.

“IN MY ROOM” ARTIST: SAGITTARIUS WRITER: , GARY PUBLISHER: IRVING MUSIC (BMI) “GREAT BALLS OF FIRE” ARTIST: AND THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION WRITER: OTIS 5T0 IME: 2:10 PRODUCER: KURT BOETTCHER, AND R. OLSEN SPECIAL THANKS: KURT BOETTCHER AND GARY 5B3 LACKWELL, JACK HAMMER PUBLISHER: UNICHAPPELL MUSIC INC./ CHAPPELL & CO., MYSTICAL LIGHT MUSIC TIME: 1:49 USHER 1969 PRODUCER: SPECIAL THANKS: JERRY STYNER AND JIM AUBREY MGM 4869, 1969

“In My Room” was the “B” side of The Beach Boys or ,” said Curb. “We creat - “SEVEN NIGHTS A WEEK” ARTIST: MAE WEST AND THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION WRITER: MIKE Top 10 hit “Be True To Your School” in 1963. “In My ed a very colorful new label, Together Records, in order to 5C3URB,A GUY HEMRIC PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB MUSIC Room” also charted – reaching number 23 – a rare two- attract special attention to this record.” sided hit. Sagittarius was an L.A. studio group, and the “In My Room” by Sagittarius reached the Billboard Hot Mike Curb and Jim Aubrey (former president of the at 80 years old. Ironically, while they were working on the recording came out on Together Records during the brief 100 Chart in August 1969. In addition to playing , CBS television network) worked together on the sound - project, Aubrey became president of MGM, and during a period when Transcontinental was distributing Sidewalk Glen Campbell sang lead on Sagittarius’ first Billboard track for the legendary Mae West’s story. The Mike Curb break in the recording session, he and Mike agreed to Records. “We were trying to create that next generation of chart hit “My World Fell Down.” later Congregation recorded the songs with Mae West, and it merge Curb Records with MGM. released two albums featuring Glen Campbell’s hits. was amazing how comfortable she was rock n’ roll Jim Guercio and Mike Curb “ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA” (FROM 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY , VOLUME 2) 5A4 RTIST: BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA WRITER: RICHARD STRAUSS “QUESTIONS 67 & 68” ARTIST: CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY WRITER: R. PUBLISHER: RFT MUSIC PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI) 5L1 AMM PUBLISHER: AURELIUS MUSIC/LAMMINATIONS MUSIC TIME: 4:45 PRODUCER: FOR POSEIDON PRODUCTIONS SPECIAL THANKS: JIM GUERCIO, 2001: A Space Odyssey was a Stanley the film, was Mike Curb’s first project LARRY FITZGERALD, AND DICK WHITEHOUSE COLUMBIA 4-45467, 1969 Kubrick film released in April of 1968. after merging Sidewalk Records with Mike Curb entered into an agreement for a right of first “2001: A Space Odyssey , Volume 2,” an MGM and becoming president of the with Transcontinental Corporation, which refusal on acts produced by Guercio; Curb album of inspired by label in 1969. had purchased a number of independent and Guercio wanted Chicago Transit distributors in order to create a national Authority to be the first artist on their distribution network. Transcon, as it was Poseidon Productions label. But Clive called, was headed by Robert Lifton, who Davis, president of Columbia Records at wanted to establish a label as part of this the time, insisted the group be distributed organization. Curb was in a venture with by Columbia because of a prior contract “WALK UNASHAMED” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE TICK, TICK, TICK ) ARTIST: TOMPALL AND THE GLASER Jim Guercio at the time called Poseidon. with Guercio. In the end, Columbia won 5B5 ROTHERS WRITER: JAMES GLASER PUBLISHER: GLASER PUBLISHING TIME: 3:09 MUSIC SUPERVISOR: MIKE CURB Guercio had discovered a new band and that battle; however, this is the recording AND JERRY STYNER MGM SE-4667ST, 1970 Curb’s attorney, Dick Whitehouse, went made by Poseidon that was the beginning to the Whiskey A-Go-Go on Sunset of the career of the group who became Tick, Tick, Tick was a movie about racism starring for - “Woman, Woman” – a song written by Jim Glaser that Strip in Los Angeles and signed the new known simply as Chicago. mer football star , George Kennedy, Fredric was a hit for Gary Puckett and The Union Gap – as well group, Chicago Transit Authority, to the “Although Guercio and Clive Davis March, Lynn Carlin and Don Stroud. Released in 1970, as “Walk Unashamed.” company. Helping negotiate the deal was never really understood one another, it was the movie’s soundtrack featured Tompall and The Glaser Tompall and The Glaser Brothers (Chuck and Jim) the group’s manager, Larry Fitzgerald. incredible for me to have the opportunity to Brothers. Mike Curb, as president of MGM Records, was toured with and before sign - Guercio had made an agreement with play a role in the project,” said Curb. music supervisor and wrote the liner notes to the album. ing with MGM; in 1970, they won the Top Vocal Group The album featured “Gentle On My Mind” and award from the Country Music Association.

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“VENUS” ARTIST: THE WRITER: ROBERT LEEUWEN PUBLISHER: DAYGLOW MUSIC, INC. C/O JULES 5K6 URZ (ASCAP) TIME: 3:05 PRODUCER: SPECIAL THANKS: JERRY ROSS COLOSSUS C-1012, 1969 “CRUMBLING LAND” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE ZABRISKIE POINT ) ARTIST: PINK 5F9 LOYD WRITER: , , , RICHARD WRIGHT Jerry Ross’s label, Heritage, was in litigation with formed in 1967 by guitarist Robbie Van Leeuwen. After PUBLISHER: EMI FEIST CATALOG INC. (ASCAP) TIME: 4:12 SPECIAL THANKS: EDDIE RAY MGM before Mike Curb arrived. Curb suggested they some initial success, was named the lead MGM SE-4668ST, 1970 “settle the past,” form a new label and have it distributed singer and, along with band members Leeuwen, bassist by MGM. Klassje van der Wal and drummer Cornelius van der Beek, (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE ZABRISKIE POINT ) ARTIST: JERRY Ross formed Colossus and released “Venus,” which had recorded “Venus,’ which entered the Billboard Hot 100 in “LOVE SCENE” 5G9ARCA IA OF THE WRITER: PUBLISHER: MGM MUSIC been a hit in Europe for a Dutch group. Shocking Blue was December 1969 and rose all the way to number one. COMPANY TIME: 7:04 MGM SE-4668ST, 1970

Pink Floyd was formed in 1965 by Sid Before he became a founding member of Barrett, Richard Wright, Roger Waters and The Grateful Dead in 1965, Jerry Garcia had Nick Mason; in 1968, David Gilmour performed in folk and bluegrass bands. “LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY” ARTIST: MICHAEL PARKS WRITER: JAMES HENDRICKS PUBLISHER: replaced Barrett. was only a Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions, 5J7 ONATHAN THREE MUSIC (BMI)/ EMI SOSAHA MUSIC INC. (BMI) TIME: 2:05 mildly successful rock act when they record - formed in 1964, evolved into The Warlocks, ed on the soundtrack for Zabriskie Point . who then evolved into The Grateful Dead. Michael Parks was successful in both motion pictures Parks introduced the song “Long Lonesome Their recording of “Crumbling Land” for The Dead’s first major label recording con - and television. As an actor, his movies included The Highway” on Then Came Bronson and the song became a the soundtrack came before they achieved tract was with MGM, but those first record - Man Who Came To Dinner , Back In Town , Wild Seed and pop and country hit, reaching the Top 20 of the Billboard fame with their albums Dark Side Of The ings, made in 1966, were not released until Night Must Fall . He starred in the television series Hot 100 chart. Moon (1973) and (1979). Mike 1970 when Curb released the Vintage Dead Channing and later starred as Jim Bronson in the series Curb was aware of the group because Eddie and Historic Dead albums. Garcia’s recording Then Came Bronson. Ray had asked him to attend a mastering of “Love Scene” was featured in the film session for their 1967 album The Piper At Zabriskie Point , and Curb served as executive The Gates Of Dawn . producer of the soundtrack album.

“SO YOUNG” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE ZABRISKIE POINT ) ARTIST: { 1970 { 5W8 RITER: ROY ORBISON, ROGER CHRISTIAN, MIKE CURB PUBLISHER: EMI HASTINGS CATALOG INC./ BARBARA ORBISON MUSIC TIME: 3:26 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB SPECIAL “Working with Pink Floyd early in their career was a great experience, THANKS: BARBARA ORBISON MGM K14121, 1970 and our collaboration with Jerry Garcia opened the door for us to release the Roy Orbison was deeply in love with Christian while Barbara was in the Vintage Dead and Historic Dead albums that both hit the Billboard charts.” his future wife, Barbara, and he wrote room. “So Young” was composed for the this song with Mike Curb and Roger film Zabriskie Point (1970). The lyrics —MIKE CURB capture the emotion of young love: “And if you live just for today/ The day may soon be done/ But there’s a place where dreams always stay so young,” captured by that glorious, soaring voice of Roy “NO BLADE OF GRASS” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE NO BLADE OF GRASS ) ARTIST: ROGER WHITAKER WRITER: Orbison that wraps a warmth around the 6L0 OUIS NELIUS, MIKE CURB PUBLISHER: EMI-FEIST CATALOG INC. TIME: 2:48 SPECIAL THANKS: CORNEL WILDE 1970 listener. The song ultimately reached the Billboard chart. The movie No Blade of Grass , based on the book by Roger Whittaker. John Christopher (1956), was a film about ecology that “Charles Curb” is listed as a , because the was released on MGM in 1970. Directed by Cornel performing rights were controlled by ASCAP, and Mike – Roy Orbison’s wife, Barbara, Mike Curb Wilde, the movie starred Jean Wallace (Wilde’s wife at a BMI writer – could not use his own name. Curb used and The Bee Gees’ the time). Wilde, using the alias “Louis Nelius,” and the name “Mike Stout,” his mother’s maiden name, when Mike Curb wrote the theme song, which was sung by a song was registered with SESAC.

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“LOVING YOU WILL NEVER GROW OLD” ARTIST: LOIS JOHNSON WRITER: DON SCOGGINS “MOBILE LINE” ARTIST: WRITER: JOHN SEBASTIAN PUBLISHER: CHICKEN FLATS MUSIC, INC. 6P1 UBLISHER: BOCEPHUS MUSIC, INC. (BMI) TIME: 2:48 PRODUCER: JIM VIENNEAU FOR CURB-VIENNEAU PRODUCTIONS 6(4 BMI)

Lois Johnson had 20 chart records – four of them as a production company and took her to 20th Century Fox After Curb merged with MGM, John Sebastian – for - Curb’s band to Reprise. Ostin told Mike that a new duets with Jr., with whom she toured Records, headed by Russ Regan, where her single “Loving mer lead singer of The Lovin’ Spoonful – released two agreement had been worked out and asked that the from 1970 to 1973. Johnson was with MGM when Mike You Will Never Grow Old” was a Top 10 record. albums, John B. Sebastian and John Sebastian Live in 1970 Sebastian albums be moved to Warner Brothers, to which Curb was president; later, Curb and Jim Vienneau formed on MGM. Sebastian had become disillusioned with the Curb agreed. prior management of MGM and decided he wanted to be Four years later, with Mo Ostin’s support, the with Warner Brothers. Warner/Curb was launched, which started a Mike Curb was contacted by Warner Brothers distribution relationship between Warner and Curb that Chairman Mo Ostin, who several years earlier had signed still exists today.

“SPILL THE WINE” ARTIST: AND WAR WRITER: MILLER, SCOTT, OSKAR, ALLEN, DICKERSON, { { 1967 6J5 ORDON, BROWN PUBLISHER: UNIVERSAL-POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING TIME: 4:51 PRODUCER: JERRY “Thank you, Mike Curb, for the spirit, the enthusiasm, and the leadership GOLDSTEIN SPECIAL THANKS: STEVE GOLD MGM K14118, 1970 with which you inspired the MGMRecords Division.” Eric Burdon was the lead singer for The Animals, who them to MGM. debuted in 1964 during the . The group Their first single, “Spill The Wine,” entered the —FRANK ROSENFELT, PRESIDENT, MGM had a number of hits before they split and Burdon moved Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1970 and rose to number to Los Angeles in 1967. three, remaining on the chart for 21 weeks; it reached There, he met the African-American band Night number one on CashBox . The group released two albums Shift, who changed their name to War. Mike Curb heard and two singles before breaking up after a European them perform at the Los Angeles Palladium and signed tour in 1971.

“GROOVE DROPS” ARTIST: WRITER: JIMMY SMITH PUBLISHER: EDMY MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. “SWEET GINGERBREAD MAN” ARTIST: THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION WRITER: ALAN 6(2 BMI) TIME: 4:15 VERVE SVLP 9253, 1970 6B6 ERGMAN/MARILYN BERGMAN/MICHEL JEAN LEGRAND PUBLISHER: EMI FEIST CATALOG, INC. (ASCAP) TIME: 2:31 PRODUCER: PERRY BOTKIN, JR. During the early 1960s, Jimmy Smith – a artist label purchased Verve from Grantz. who performed on the Hammond organ – signed with Mike Curb became president of MGM and Verve and “NOBODY KNOWS” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE MAGIC GARDEN OF STANLEY SWEETHEART ) ARTIST: BILL , the legendary jazz label founded by had the opportunity to work with Smith on his final 6M6EDLA EY WRITER: MICHEL LEGRAND, PUBLISHER: LEO FEIST, INC. (ASCAP) Norman Grantz. “Groove Drops” was recorded for this Billboard chart album, Groove Drops . TIME: 3:01 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB MGM K14145, 1970 label, which came under the MGM banner when that The Mike Curb Congregation recorded “Sweet Stanley Sweetheart . The 1970 film is about a college drop- Gingerbread Man” and Bill Medley – who was half of out trying to find himself. The lyrics to both songs were duo with Bobby Hatfield – sang written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, two members of “Nobody Knows” for the film Of the Hall of Fame.

“THE DOLPHIN” ARTIST: THE BILL EVANS TRIO WRITER: REUBEN FISHER, LUIS MAINZI DA CUNHA ECA “MONTEGO BAY” ARTIST: WRITER: JEFF BARRY, BOBBY BLOOM PUBLISHER: EMI UNART 6P3 UBLISHER: SONGSELLERS COMPANY (ASCAP) TIME: 3:05 PRODUCER: HELEN KEANE 6C7 ATALOG INC. TIME: 2:53 PRODUCER: JEFF BARRY SPECIAL THANKS: JEFF BARRY L&R LR-157, 1970

While there were various members of The Bill Evans Curb released the Bill Evans Trio album From Left To When Mike Curb was president of MGM, Jeff Barry wonderful artist with an awesome voice – like Bill Medley Trio, many people feel The Trio’s greatest years were Right , featuring his classical interpretation of “What Are brought him a tape of “Montego Bay” by Bobby Bloom. – a white artist who sounded black.” when Marty Morell played drums and Eddie Gomez You Doing The Rest Of Your .” His ability to shift Curb loved it immediately and released it to radio. The song reached number eight on the Billboard Hot played bass. Evans is known for having inspired many back and forth between the acoustic and electric pianos is “It was very similar to ‘Spill The Wine,’ with a smooth 100 chart. successful pianists, including Herbie Hancock. displayed on his recording of “The Dolphin.” Latina rock rhythm,” said Curb. “Bobby Bloom was a

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“SPINNING WHEEL” ARTIST: WRITER: DAVID CLAYTON THOMAS PUBLISHER: EMI BLACKWOOD 7M0 USIC, INC. “” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE THE STRAWBERRY 6S8 TATEMENT ) WRITER: AND PAUL MCCARTNEY PUBLISHER: SONY/ATV TUNES Chet Baker was one of the greatest jazz play - hit “Spinning Wheel.” LLC/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC COLLECTION TIME: 1:40 SPECIAL THANKS: ers and singers of all time, and Curb always felt fortunate “The unique thing about marrying jazz and rock is MGM, 1970 to have had the opportunity to work with him. He sug - that both of these genres of music originated in America gested that Chet record the Blood, Sweat and Tears rock and lend themselves to creative improvisation,” Curb said. “LONG TIME GONE” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT ) 6A8RTISA T: CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG WRITER: PUBLISHER: STAY STRAIGHT MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:46 SPECIAL THANKS: DAVID GEFFEN MGM, 1970

The Strawberry Statement was a movie mission for these recordings to be used. about the student takeover at Columbia Mike was president of MGM at the University that occurred in April of 1968. time, and had recorded for the The chorus of the Lennon-McCartney label. Ian was managed by David Geffen, classic “Give Peace A Chance” was sung who wanted the masters back. Geffen “THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES” ARTIST: WRITER: by the entire cast of the film. During the called Curb to inquire about the masters 7B1 UDDY BERNIER/JEROME BRAININ PUBLISHER: SONY/ATV/HARMONY (ASCAP) session for “Give Peace A Chance,” Curb and Curb told him the masters would be was in the studio as executive producer. returned. A few months later, Geffen Stan Getz was an incredible tenor , , Jimmy The soundtrack included some great returned the favor by arranging permis - saxophone player whose classic hits Dorsey and bands, and he rock acts, including Crosby, Stills, Nash and sion for the Crosby, Stills, Nash and include “Desafinado” and “The Girl was able to make the transition into con - Young. Although Curb did not produce any Young song to be included in the sound - From Ipanema.” temporary jazz music and succeed on the of the acts in the studio, he did have to pull track album. “I had the thrill of working with Stan pop charts, which enabled him the soundtrack together, which involved Curb wrote the liner notes on the album on his album Didn’t We ,” said Mike Curb. to reach a whole new generation. “The some difficult negotiations to obtain per - and was credited as Executive Producer. ”The most amazing thing about him was Night Has A Thousand Eyes” was a Top his ability to take virtually any new or Five pop hit for Bobby Vee in 1963. Getz classic song and make it his own.” recorded the song and made it “his own,” Getz’s earlier successes were with the as he always did.

“EASY ON YOU” ARTIST: WRITER: MICKY DOLENZ PUBLISHER: 6S9 CREEN GEMS EMI TIME: 1:57 PRODUCER: MICKY DOLENZ MGM K14309

Micky Dolenz went to high school The featuring Linda with Mike Curb and recorded several Ronstadt, the first group signed by Curb songs as a solo artist for him, including to his Sidewalk label. the song “Easy On You.” Dolenz became an original member of , formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, and starred in the TV sitcom. The son of an actor, Dolenz – who was the drummer for The Monkees – starred in Circus Boy (under the name Mickey Braddock) as a child. The Monkees , inspired by film A Hard Day’s { { Night , premiered in September 1966 and 1970 lasted until the end of 1968. Stan Getz had the talent as a musician to play anything on the tenor saxophone. Michael Nesmith, another member of the group, wrote “” for He was able to use that talent to cross over into new genres with hit songs.” Michael Lloyd, Mike Curb and Mickey Dolenz

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Mike Curb, Chill Wills and Hank Williams Jr. in 1969 receiving the BMI Award for their first number-one song “All for the Love of Sunshine” DISCOGRAPHY

“YOU AND YOUR BABY BLUES” ARTIST: SOLOMON BURKE WRITER: BARRY 7W3 HITE, TONY SEPE, MARTY BROOKS PUBLISHER: SA-VETTE MUSIC CO./JANUARY MUSIC CORP. (BMI) TIME: 5:42 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB, HERMAN RUSH AND JERRY STYNER SPECIAL THANKS: JERRY STYNER

“ALL FOR THE LOVE OF SUNSHINE” ARTIST: SOLOMON BURKE 7W3RITEA R: , MIKE CURB, HARLEY HATCHER PUBLISHER: HASTINGS MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:53 SPECIAL THANKS: HARLEY HATCHER MGM K14185

“LOVE STREET AND FOOLS ROAD” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE COOL BREEZE ) 7A3RTISB T: SOLOMON BURKE WRITER: SOLOMON BURKE, SR. PUBLISHER: KIDS MUSIC, INC.(BMI) SPECIAL THANKS: HERMAN RUSH

Solomon Burke’s career started in to Martin Luther King which also fea - 1954, when he first recorded for Apollo; tured The Mike Curb Congregation. The he had his first chart record, “Just Out Of song “I Have A Dream” contains King’s Reach (Of My Two Open Arms),” on actual voice. Atlantic in 1971. Curb signed Burke to MGM and had several chart recordings in 1971 and 1972 while Mike was head of the label. Then Curb placed him on Chess, the legendary Chicago label started by the Chess broth - ers (Leonard and Phil) in the 1940s. Curb co-produced “You And Your Baby Blues” with Herman Rush and Jerry Styner; it reached the Top 20 on Billboard’s R&B Chart in 1975. This was Burke’s final Billboard Hot 100 chart record. Solomon Burke recorded an R&B version of “All For The Love Of Hank Williams Jr., Mike “All For The Love Of This was the beginning of a Sunshine” and “I Got You.” Both Curb and Buddy Lee. Sunshine” was released in 1970 long association between Mike songs were co-written by Mike Curb. Buddy Lee was the booking when Hank Williams Jr. was 21 Curb and Hank Williams Jr. The Curb also produced Solomon’s tribute agent for Hank Williams Jr. and the years old. It was his first number relationship grew in Las Vegas Mike Curb Congregation and along with Dick Frank helped bring Hank Jr. into the Curb/MGM rela - one record. Mike Curb was head of when Curb heard Hank playing tionship, which resulted in Hank’s first #1 record “All For MGM at that time, and while old songs like the Love Of Sunshine” that was co-written by Curb. Hank had recorded for the label he “Ain’t That A Shame” and did not have an exclusive contract “Rainin’ In My Heart” in “MOTHERLY LOVE” ARTIST: WRITER: PUBLISHER: MUNCHKIN “ALL FOR THE LOVE OF SUNSHINE” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE KELLY’S with them. Curb wanted to sign between shows. Mike encouraged 7M4 USIC CO. (ASCAP) PRODUCER: FRANK ZAPPA TIME: 2:45 SPECIAL THANKS: FRANK ZAPPA 7H2EROE S ) ARTIST: HANK WILLIAMS JR. WITH THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION him to an exclusive artist’s contract. him to include those songs in his WRITER: HARLEY HATCHER, LALO SCHIFRIN AND MIKE CURB PUBLISHER: EMI HASTINGS Mike met Hank Jr. through the show and record them for the The Mothers Of Invention was formed by the greatest Zappa to discuss the contents of “The Best Of” album. At CATALOG INC. (BMI) TIME: 3:52 PRODUCER: JIM VIENNEAU AND MIKE CURB SPECIAL artist’s booking agent, Buddy Lee, country market, backed by The rock satirist of our time, Frank Zappa. At the time of first Zappa was opposed to the idea but he later changed THANKS: MERLE KILGORE AND BUDDY LEE MGM K-14152, 1970 who agreed that Hank would Mike Curb Congregation. Curb’s involvement the new band was just being formed. his mind and contacted Curb. He told Curb “I’ve got good appear at the Landmark Hotel in “Rainin’ In My Heart” was Top The band later included , , news and bad news. The good news is I will approve the ARTIST: HANK WILLIAMS JR. WITH THE MIKE “RAININ’ IN MY HEART” Las Vegas with The Mike Curb Five on the Country chart and , , , and line up of the album, but the bad news is that I want to 7C2URBA CONG REGATION WRITER: JAMES MOORE/JERRY WEST PUBLISHER: EXCELLOREC Congregation as the opening act. crossed over to the Hot 100 chart . While the band was being formed, Curb refer to the album as The Worst Of The Mothers Of MUSIC (A DIVISION OF AVI MUSIC PUB. GROUP, INC.) (BMI) TIME: 2:53 Curb played the song “All For The in 1971; “Ain’t That A Shame” wanted to release an album containing the best music of Invention ”. The album subsequently hit the Billboard charts Love Of Sunshine” – which he was a Top Ten record on the the Mothers of Invention. had previously and Curb, to this day, has positive memories of his experi - ARTIST: HANK WILLIAMS JR. WITH THE MIKE “AIN’T THAT A SHAME” had written with Harley Hatcher Country chart in 1972. introduced Curb to Zappa and suggested that Curb call ence with Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention. 7C2URBB CON GREGATION WRITER: ANTOINE DOMINO/DAVE BARTHOLOMEW PUBLISHER: for the movie Kelly’s Heroes – for EMI UNART CATALOG INC. (BMI) TIME: 2:19 Hank, who agreed to record it.

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Right: President Richard Nixon and the Shah of Iran with The Mike Curb Congregation shortly after they performed at The White House

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“BURNING BRIDGES” (FROM THE MOTION “RIGHT OR WRONG” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE Kelly’s Heroes was a comedy film about a group of mili - the 1980 Republican Convention in Detroit, where 7P5 ICTURE KELLY’S HEROES ) ARTIST: THE MIKE CURB 7B5UNNYG O’HARE ) ARTIST: MIKE CURB WRITER: MIKE tary misfits released in 1970, starring , Reagan accepted the party’s nomination for President of CONGREGATION WRITER: LALO SCHIFRIN, MIKE CURB AND MACK DAVID PUBLISHER: DONNA DIJON MUSIC Telly Savalas, and . the . Curb – who was serving as acting gov - CURB PUBLISHER: EMI HASTINGS CATALOG, INC. (BMI) PUBLICATIONS/MIKE CURB MUSIC TIME: 2:07 PRODUCER: Eastwood, who produced the movie for MGM, fell in ernor of California at the time – enlisted the support of TIME: 2:43 PRODUCER: PERRY BOTKIN JR. AND MIKE MIKE CURB SPECIAL THANKS: AIR A-1041 love with “Burning Bridges” when Curb played him the Donny and and a number of other acts on CURB SPECIAL THANKS: CLINT EASTWOOD MGM SE- 1971 song. He made it the movie’s theme song and even his label to sing the song on stage at the convention. Every 4761, 1970 recorded a version of the song himself. It was written by state in the country is named in this song and the words “DIRTY DINGUS MAGEE” (FROM THE MOTION Curb and Lalo Schifrin, a well-known Hollywood com - were projected on a screen so attendees could sing along. “I SAW THE LIGHT” ARTIST: THE MIKE CURB 7P5ICTUH RE DIRTY DINGUS MAGEE ) ARTIST: THE MIKE CURB poser of motion picture scores. The opportunity for Mike to work with Bette Davis 7C5ONGA REGATION WRITER: HANK WILLIAMS CONGREGATION WRITER: JEFF ALEXANDER/MIKE This recording by The Mike Curb Congregation was came when Don Ovens – who compiled the Billboard pop PUBLISHER: ACUFF-ROSE PRODUCER: JIM VIENNEAU CURB/MACK DAVID PUBLISHER: EMI-FEIST TIME: 2:35 released at the end of 1970 and rose to number one on chart for a number of years – invited Curb to meet Bette AND MIKE CURB SPECIAL THANKS: JARRELL PRODUCER: MIKE CURB SPECIAL THANKS: the International chart and hit the Top 40 on the Hot Davis, who was looking for a theme song for her movie MCCRACKEN 100 charts of Billboard , staying on the charts during early Bunny O’Hare . Curb had a melody that he “always wanted “YOU WERE THERE BUT WHERE WAS I?” 1971 for 17 weeks. It was their biggest hit as a solo act. to put in a picture but could not find the right one” that “SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU” 7(5FROMI THE MOTION PICTURE DEADLY PAST ) ARTIST: THE Their Billboard chart album, The Congregation Sings he played for Davis. She loved it and asked him to play 7A5RTISB T: THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION MIKE CURB CONGREGATION WRITER: MACK DAVID Their Hits From The Glen Campbell Show – which the song for the movie. “That was quite an experience,” WRITER: /ROGER GREENAWAY PUBLISHER: PUBLISHER: POLYGRAM PRODUCER: MIKE CURB debuted on The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS said Curb. “I can still see her face as she was UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL (ASCAP) – featured the song “Softly Whispering I Love You.” the piece.” Later, she requested a vocal version for the end TIME: 2:35 “I WAS BORN IN LOVE WITH YOU” (FROM THE The Congregation appeared each week on the show. of the movie, which The Mike Curb Congregation 7M5OTIOJ N PICTURE WUTHERING HEIGHTS ) ARTIST: THE MIKE Curb said “it would not have been possible without recorded. “It doesn’t get any better than working with “IT’S A SMALL WORLD” ARTIST: THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION WRITER: ALAN AND MARILYN Nick Savano and the incredible choreography of Mae West or Bette Davis,” he said. The movie Bunny 7C5URBC CONGREGATION WRITER: RICHARD SHERMAN, BERGMAN/MICHEL LEGRAND PUBLISHER: DONNA DIJON Kevin Carlisle.” O’Hare was released in 1971. ROBERT SHERMAN PUBLISHER: WONDERLAND MUSIC MUSIC PUBLICATIONS (BMI) The group’s recording of “It’s A Small World” came The theme song for the film Dirty Dingus Magee was CO., INC.(BMI) TIME: 2:58 PRODUCER: MIKE CURB after Curb was approached by the Disney organization written by Mike Curb and Mack David. Frank Sinatra AND MGM K 14494 1973 “THEME FROM YOUNG DANIEL BOONE” to record songs from their movies to create hit singles. had heard the Kelly’s Heroes theme “Burning Bridges” and 7A5RTISK T: THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION WRITER: The Mike Curb Congregation was signed as the official asked for Mike to be involved. “Playing a song for Frank “JUST ONE THING” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE EARLE HAGAN/LAURENCE WEISS PUBLISHER: WB MUSIC group for Disney, performing at the Disney parks and Sinatra in person that I had co-written for him is defi - 7C5ITY SDLICKERS )/”” ARTIST: THE MIKE CORP (ASCAP) recording two albums of ’s Greatest Hits. nitely something I will never forget,” said Curb. CURB CONGREGATION WRITER: MARC SHAIMAN, The group recorded “It’s A Small World” while singing The Mike Curb Congregation recorded songs for sev - MIKE CURB, MICHAEL LLOYD/LIVINGSTONE EVANS “BANJO SONG” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE THE the chorus in a pop/rock melodic fashion. The song eral other movies – “You Were There But Where Was I?” PUBLISHER: 1991 CASTLE ROCK ENT., HAZEN MUSIC 7M5AGICL OF ) ARTIST: THE MIKE CURB made the Top Ten on the Billboard Adult for Deadly Past ; “I Was Born In Love With You” for (ASCAP) /J. LIVINGSTONE MUSIC/ST. ANGELO MUSIC CONGREGATION WRITER: RICHARD SHERMAN, ROBERT Contemporary chart in 1973 and became an interna - Wuthering Heights and “Theme From Young Daniel Boone ” (ASCAP) PRODUCER: MIKE CURB AND MICHAEL LLOYD SHERMAN PUBLISHER: GOLDEN BOOKS MUSIC (BMI) tional hit. It was also played more than a quarter mil - for that film. In the Disney movie The Magic Of Lassie, PRODUCER: BOB SUMMERS AND MIKE CURB TIME: 2:18 lion times each year at Disney’s theme parks, making it starring Jimmy Stewart and , The Mike “SKYHAWK THEME” ARTIST: THE MIKE CURB SPECIAL THANKS: JACK AND BONITA WRATHER 1978 the most performed composition in the world. Curb Congregation performed “The Banjo Song” live. 7C5ONGE REGATION WRITER: MIKE CURB AND KENNETH The 1991 film City Slickers , starring Billy Crystal While Mike no longer performed with the group, he did SNYDER PRODUCER: MIKE CURB 7“5WHM ERE WAS I WHEN THE PARADE WENT and Jack Palance – who won an Oscar for Best produce the soundtrack, which also featured a song by Pat BY?” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE RYAN’S DAUGHTER ) Supporting Actor – featured “Just One Thing” on the Boone and three by . “TOGETHER, A NEW BEGINNING” (RONALD ARTIST: THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION WRITER: soundtrack. That song was written by Marc Shaiman, Dance music has always been an important part of 7R5EAGAF N’S THEME) ARTIST: THE MIKE CURB MIKE CURB, MACK DAVID, PUBLISHER: Mike Curb, Michael Lloyd and Livingstone Evans and Curb Records. Mike Curb was involved in some of the ear - CONGREGATION WRITER: MIKE CURB PUBLISHER: EMI HASTINGS CATALOG, INC. (BMI) was produced by Curb and Lloyd. liest dance hits, including “Never Can Say Goodbye” by MIKE CURB MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:57 PRODUCER: The Mike Curb Congregation performed “Skyhawk , “Swearing To God” by Frankie Valli, and “I MICHAEL LLOYD AND MIKE CURB SPECIAL THANKS: “DO YOU WANNA DANCE” ARTIST: THE MIKE Theme” for the TV show Skyhawk ; Mike Curb com - Wanna Dance Wit’ Choo” by Disco Tex and The Sex-O- RONALD REAGAN 7C5URBN CONGREGATION WRITER: BOBBY FREEMAN posed the music for that show. Lettes. Because of Curb’s success in the dance marketplace, PUBLISHER: CLOCKUS MUSIC, INC. (BMI) TIME: 3:11 “Together, A New Beginning” was written by Curb signed the Mike Curb Congregation to PRODUCER: MIKE CURB, MICHAEL LLOYD after Ronald Reagan asked him to write a theme for help launch their Capitol Disco Dance label.

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“” ARTIST: WRITER: GEORGE JACKSON “HERE COMES THE SUN” ARTIST: RICHIE HAVENS WRITER: GEORGE 7P6 UBLISHER: SCREEN GEMS-EMI MUSIC INC. (BMI) TIME: 2:44 PRODUCER: 7H7 ARRISON PUBLISHER: RUMINATING MUSIC (ASCAP) C/O WAXEN MUSIC PUBLISHING SPECIAL THANKS: MGM K-14193, 1971 TIME: 3:43 PRODUCER: RICHIE HAVENS AND MARK ROTH STORMY FOREST ST 656, 1971

“I GOT YOU” ARTIST: THE OSMONDS WRITER: MIKE CURB, JACK WHITE, MARK Richie Havens, an African-American own label, Stormy Forest, which Curb 7S6PIROA PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB MUSIC (BMI)/CAREERS-BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC. folk singer born and raised in , agreed to distribute. Havens recorded a (BMI)/EDITION SUNRISE PUBLISHING (BMI)/YOUNG MUSIKVERLAG GMBH. ALL RIGHTS ON became part of the group of folk singers live album called Alarm Clock that fea - BEHALF OF EDITION SUNRISE PUBLISHING VIA YOUNG MUSIKVERLAG (GMBH centered in Greenwich Village during the tured the artist’s only hit single, “Here ADMINISTERED IN THE U.S. BY CAREERS-BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC.(BMI) TIME: 3:18 1960s. Havens toured clubs and festivals, Comes The Sun,” which reached the Top including the Newport Folk Festival, the 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. The “CHILLY WINDS” (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW ) ARTIST: Isle of Wight Festival and . song was written by and 7T6HE OB SMONDS WRITER: MIKE CURB, LALO SCHIFRIN PUBLISHER: EMI HASTINGS He recorded two albums for MGM’s originally released on The Beatles’ Abbey CATALOG, INC. (BMI) TIME: 2:58 Verve-Folkways label before forming his Road album.

“” ARTIST: THE OSMONDS WRITER: ALAN 7O6SMOCND, , PUBLISHER: MIKE CURB MUSIC (BMI) TIME: 2:37 PRODUCER: AND MICHAEL LLOYD SPECIAL THANKS: MICHAEL LLOYD MGM K-14324, 1971

Curb had originally signed The 1971 – the first of a string of hits that Osmonds to his Sidewalk label, but every - included seven Top 10 singles and 24 one thought of them as a barbershop quar - chart records by the group, in addition to tet. Curb decided to create a “white the chart recordings by Donny and Marie Jackson 5,” adding Donny to the line-up Osmond as a duet and solos. and changing their name to The The Osmonds became one of the best- Osmonds. “One Bad Apple” was written selling acts in the world. “I Got You” fea - by studio musician George Jackson. Curb tured the lead vocal of Merrill Osmond, “SIGNS” ARTIST: FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND WRITER: LES EMERSON PUBLISHER: released the record, listing “Jackson” as the and the group also recorded motion picture 7S8 ONY/ATV ACUFF ROSE MUSIC/ UNICHAPPELL MUSIC INC. TIME: 4:02 PRODUCER: DALLAS writer, and a number of radio stations tracks. “Chilly Winds” was the first; the SMITH SPECIAL THANKS: CLIVE FOX AND BOB WEBB LIONEL L-3213, 1971 believed the group was . It film was Pretty Maids All In A Row . Both landed on the Rhythm and Blues chart songs were co-written by Mike Curb. Bob Webb – father of noted songwriter written by lead singer Les Emmerson, was and reached the Top Ten before people “Down By The Lazy River” reached (“By The Time I Get To released on Lionel Records and distrib - discovered the group was white. number four on the Billboard Hot 100 Phoenix”) – and Clive Fox – son of Harry uted by MGM. It rose to number three on “One Bad Apple” was a number-one and was one of The Osmonds’ 23 chart Fox, founder of the Harry Fox Agency – the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. In 1991, song for The Osmonds for five weeks in records with Curb. brought the Canadian group Five Man “Signs” was covered by Tesla and became a Electrical Band to Mike Curb when he Top Ten pop hit again. was president of MGM. The song “Signs,”

{ 1993 { { 1979 { “If it hadn’t been for Mike, there wouldn’t be an “Mike’s become more than a producer to us; ‘Osmonds’— we’d still be a barbershop quartet.” he’s a wonderful friend, as well.”

—MERRILL OSMOND (LEAD SINGER OF THE OSMONDS) —OLIVE OSMOND (MOTHER OF THE OSMONDS)

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