Gary Klein is an American songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 and record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

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In 1962, he co-wrote "(I Wanna Be) Bobby’s Girl".
Klein later turned to producing records and has worked with many artists, including
Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

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 ("Streisand Superman," "Songbird," "Wet")
Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell

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 ("Southern Nights

Southern Nights (song)

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"), Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...

 ("Here You Come Again," "Heartbreaker," "Dolly Dolly Dolly"), Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

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, Tanya Tucker

Tanya Tucker

Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...

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Judy Collins

Judy Collins

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, Janis Ian

Janis Ian

Janis Ian is an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction author. Ian first entered the folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-sixties; most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century...

, BJ Thomas, The Marshall Tucker Band

The Marshall Tucker Band

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, Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

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Roger Miller

Roger Miller

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, Tim Hardin

Tim Hardin

James Timothy "Tim" Hardin was an American folk musician and composer. He wrote the Top 40 hits "If I Were a Carpenter", covered by, among others, Joan Baez, Bobby Darin, Johnny Cash, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, and Robert Plant, and "Reason to Believe", covered by many, including Rod Stewart, as well...

, Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels

Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer...

, Mac Davis

Mac Davis

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Gladys Knight

Gladys Knight

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, Cheryl Ladd

Cheryl Ladd

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, Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis (musician)

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, David Steinberg

David Steinberg

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 and Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector

Veronica Yvette "Ronnie" Spector is an American rock and roll and popular music vocalist, and was the lead singer of the 1960s hit-making girl group, The Ronettes, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. She is known as the "original bad girl of rock and roll."-Personal...

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Gary Klein was an executive with EMI Music Publishing

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

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Klein now owns a website entitled italianfoodimages.com.

External links

• Food photography website owned by Klein