Danny Winchell Explained

Danny Winchell
Birth Name:Daniel Weinshal
Birth Date:26 September 1926
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York[1]
Death Place:Nashville, Tennessee
Occupation:musician, producer, publisher
Label:MGM Records, Recorte Records
Associated Acts:Nino and the Ebb Tides, The Marcels

Danny Winchell (born Daniel Weinshal, September 26, 1926  - February 16, 2011) was an American pop singer, magazine publisher, record producer, music promoter and radio show host.[2]

Musician

As a musician, he released doo-wop recordings on MGM Records and Recorte Records between 1952 and 1959[3] including a hit with "Carolina in the Morning" in 1952.[2] Winchell released recordings both solo and as a member of Nino and the Ebb Tides.[3]

Promoter and producer

He was a promotion man at Colpix Records[4] where he became the co-producer of “Blue Moon” by The Marcels,[5] [2] which was #1 on the Billboard Pop chart for three weeks and number one on the R&B chart.[6] Winchell was directly responsible for Murray the K debuting a pre-release copy of the song on his show on WINS.[4] The K was so impressed with the song, he played it twenty-six times in his four-hour show the first day, making it a hit before it was released.[4] Winchell was summoned to Colpix boss Paul Wexler's office the next day and reprimanded.[4]

Radio host

In his later years, he hosted a weekly radio show on WAMB in Nashville, Tennessee and wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column called The Winch Line.[2] [7]

Personal

He died in Nashville in 2011.[2] He was remembered in a tribute to significant musical professionals by The Recording Academy related to the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Winchell. Danny. Danny's Beginnings. Danny Winchell. Danny Winchell. 9 July 2015.
  2. News: Oermann. Robert K.. Radio Host Danny Winchell Passes. 9 July 2015. MusicRow. 21 February 2011. Robert K. Oermann.
  3. Book: Gribin. Anthony J.. Schiff, Matthew M.. The Complete Book of Doo-wop. 2000. Krauss. 978-0873418294. 486.
  4. Book: Musso. Anthony M.. Setting the Record Straight: The Music and Careers of Recording Artists from the 1950s and Early 1960s ... In Their Own Words. 2008. AuthorHouse. Bloomington, Indiana. 9781438952925. 139. 10 July 2015.
  5. Web site: The Marcels - Blue Moon (Song). uk-charts.com. eMedia Jungen. 10 July 2015.
  6. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 376.

  7. Web site: Winchell. Danny. About Danny . Danny Winchell. Danny Winchell. 9 July 2015.
  8. Web site: We Will Remember You. Grammy.com: News. The Recording Academy. 10 July 2015. 12 February 2012.