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Before he formed the band Enquiring Minds with songwriting partner Michael
Shorr....
"The classics of rock and roll from the 1950's to the mid 1960's were largely the work of songwriters who specialized in writing lyrics and music for performers." -- "The Artie Resnick Story", National Public Radio
Artie Resnick was born and raised in the Flatbush, Brooklyn and was childhood neighbor and friend with Barry Mann ("Who Put the Bomp," "On Broadway," "You Lost that Lovin' Feeling"). Inspired by Barry's success and his enthusiasm for what he was doing, Artie decided to try it after failing at every dress company in Manhattan. He decided maybe songwriting was the career for him. A year later, he set up a meeting with Jeff Barry on his first venture into New York City, into the big time. Jeff liked a song Artie had brought with him and Jeff proceeded to rewrite it. It was called "No Dancin' at the Candy Store". And Jeff soon became Artie's songwriting mentor.
Resnick started out writing with Jeff Barry ("Going to the Chapel", "Doo Wah Diddy", "Be My Baby", "Movin' On Up", "Honestly Love You", "Hanky Panky") and became a signed writer for many years with Bobby Darin.
If you turn on the radio, TV or go to the movies, you've probably heard an Artie Resnick song. His songs have been featured in "The Big Chill", "Legal Eagles", "Three Men and a Baby", "Joe and the Volcano," "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Beaches", to name a few. "Under the Boardwalk" which Artie wrote with Kenny Young (The Drifters) and "Good Lovin'" which Artie wrote with Rudy Clarke (Young Rascals) are no doubt more popular today than when they first hit the charts. They are listed in the Special Collectors Issue of Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."
In 1999, Artie receive a Special Achievement Certificate from BMI in recognition of over 3 million broadcast performances or "Under the Boardwalk", and in 2005, was awarded a Special Achievement Certificate for "Good Lovin'" for 4 million performances. Based on an average length of three minutes, one million airplays is the equivalent of 50,000 hours or 5.7 years, continuously.
Though those two compositions are responsible for much of Artie's acclaim and reputation in popular music, over 18 other of his songs and record productions made the national charts. Among these other hits are songs he co-written with Kenny Young including the Drifter's "Sand in my Shoes" , Ronnie Dove's Number 1 record of "One Kiss for Old Time's Sake, " and "Little Bit of Heaven, " also a top 10 record. Artie also teamed up with Joey Levine to co-write and produce a gold record for the Ohio Express: "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" - one of the seminal songs from the Bubblegum movement. "Yummy" later became a commercial for Slimfast and "Good Lovin'" was used in a Dr. Pepper ad.
Many well known acts have recorded Artie's songs, including the Smothers Brothers ("Crabs Walk Sideways"), Julie Budd, Tom Tom Club, Wayne Newton, Grateful Dead, Lesley Gore, Rolling Stones, Joan Jett, Rickie Lee Jones, Ben E. King, The Kingsmen, Gene McDaniels, John Cougar Mellencamp, Bernadette Peters, Della Reese, Bette Midler, The Shirelles, Bruce Willis and the list goes on - accounting for an estimated 15 million records sold.
Artie continues to write songs to this day and has even been involved in a Halloween cartoon project with Mark Barkan ("Pretty Flamingos") and Rob Harari (www.harariville.com). You can check out the Scaree Tales cartoons at:
Igor: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej_1hCs0N54
The Mummy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw-AcT9oZCU
Among Artie's more recent songs are:
"Anna Nicole", "Head Chatter" and "Gold Gold Gold" written by Artie Resnick and Michael Shorr (www.michaelshorr.com)
"Cowboy at Sea" written by Artie Resnick and Pat Poor (www.cactusrow.com)
If you're interested in contacting Artie or in buying any of his new material, please email him at arosemydarling@gmail.com.
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