Don Kirshner

Don Kirshner (April 17, 1934 – January 17, 2011) was an American song publisher and rock producer. He managed successful pop groups such as The Monkees, Kansas, and The Archies.[1] Kirshner was born and raised in the Bronx. He studied at the Bronx High School of Science. One of his classmates there was Bobby Darin.

Don Kirshner
Dionne Warwick, Don Kirschner, Helen Reddy Olivia Newton-John 1974.JPG
Dionne Warwick, Don Kirschner, Helen Reddy and Olivia Newton-John in 1974
Born
Donald Kirshner

( 1934-04-17)April 17, 1934
Bronx, New York, U.S.A.
DiedJanuary 17, 2011(2011-01-17) (aged 76)
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.
OccupationSongwriter, publisher, music producer, manager
Years active1950s – 2011
Spouse(s)Sheila Grod Kirshner (1959–2011)
Children2

In the late 1950s and early 1960s Kirshner and his partner Al Nevins had a successful music publishing company called Aldon Music. They managed songwriters from the "Brill Building", including Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Jack Keller. He also had three record labels: Chairman, Calendar, and Kirshner Records.

ABC Television asked Kirshner to produce a new music TV program call "In Concert". He left after one year to produce his own show called Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. This show featured live rock music performances and was very successful.

He died of heart failure in Boca Raton, Florida on January 17, 2011. He was 76 years old.[2][3]

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