Steve Alaimo

Steve Alaimo ( born December 6, 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American pop singer and naturalized U.S. citizen in the 1960s who later became record producer and owner of a record label was. He was also in the late '60s co- hosted a TV show with Dick Clark on American television (American Bandstand ).

Early years and the Redcoats

Steve, who was with his family to Rochester, New York, taken at the age of 5 years, studied medicine at the University of Miami before he and a cousin of his first group, The Redcoats, an instrumental band. They succeeded in 1959 with " I Want You To Love Me" a first small hit, and the disc jockey Bob Green became their manager. In the same year Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars came to Miami. Clark was looking for a local companion volume to support the Stars occurring, and the Redcoats got the job.

Solo career

However, the Redcoats broke up in 1960, and Alaimo began a solo career as "Blue- Eyed Soul singer " with a mixed African- American band, the house band for a local club called " Edan Roc " was very soon. Along the way, published Alaimo two solo albums, but where no particular been successful. In addition Alaimo worked as a promoter for Henry Stone, the owner of a record label, and became so well known in the music industry.

This he received in 1961 his first "big" recording contract with the record company "Checker Records ", a subsidiary of Chess Records. He published " Mashed Potatoes" and created a song that still part of the repertoire of many rock bands., The panel reached number 84 of the U.S. singles charts. The follow-up single " Every Day I Have To Cry " was his most successful record, which reached number 46 in 1963 the U.S. singles charts. Towards the end of the year moved Alaimo Checker first to Imperial Records in early 1965 and then on ABC Records, but his musical success was increasingly demanding, especially since he more of an older crowd tried to achieve with his recordings with ABC, so with the song Real Live Girl or with a cover version of Cast Your Fate to The Wind.

American Bandstand - " Where the Action Is "

Dick Clark remembered always like the Redcoats and the group wanted to return for his new TV show "American Bandstand - Where the Action Is " set. The band no longer existed. Instead, Steve Alaimo co-host and music director of the daily shipment. Now Alaimo had indeed sufficient opportunity to present his own records, while also becoming less and less time to make new recordings. In the years 1965 and 1966 he was also also co- producer of the telecast.

Music producer

After the end of "American Bandstand " Alaimo employee of Atlantic Records, or their sub-label Atco Records was. The mid-1960s he produced groups such as Sam & Dave, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes and the beginnings of the Allman Brothers. It was a very fruitful time with many successful titles. He played with in several feature films, but could not obtain a name as an actor.

TK Records

In 1969, Henry Stone and Steve Alaimo found together again. They produced together the song " Cleanup Woman" by Betty Wright and had great success. Alaimo, who was represented at this time with their own titles such as " When My Little Girl Is Smiling " or " American Music " in the short term in the U.S. hit parade, decided to quit as a singer and only to work as a producer. Followed in 1972 with " Why Can not We Live Together" a big hit for Timmy Thomas, and Stone and Alaimo founded the music label TK Records. 1974 presented a certain Harry Wayne Casey and Rick Finch before a demo recording. Stone and Alaimo advised to give the song a young singer named George McCrae. The song Rock Your Baby became the absolute smash hit of the year. A short time later, Casey and Finch founded under the direction of TK Records house band KC and the Sunshine Band.

Vision Records

TK Records was dissolved in 1981, and Henry Stone was looking for new sponsors for further projects. Steve Alaimo was, to fend for themselves, more than unsuccessful and went through hard times. Only in 1987 he landed back on their feet and started with the industrial giants Ron and Howard Albert Vision Records. The company specializes in music recording great stars of the earlier legendary Criteria Studios in the 1970s and also promotes young artists or artists of Miami Bass.

Discography

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