Hal Goldstein
Encyclopedia
Hal Goldstein is a multi instrumentalist, vocalist and composer who has played or toured with Roy Buchanan
, Laura Nyro
, Felix Cavaliere
, Wilson Pickett
, John Sebastian
, Ben E. King
, Edgar Winter
, Ron Wood
& Bo Diddley
("Live At The Ritz
" CD and DVD as well as the USA, Europe and Japan Gunslingers tour of 1987 and 1988,) and Tommy James
("Tommy James Greatest Hits Live!" CD and DVD).
Hal is a 5 time SESAC TV And Film award winner ( http://www.sesac.com/News/News_Details.aspx?id=1559 ) and has composed thousands of songs. He continues to have many new tracks a year published in a multitude of genres, from which a large percentage have been released, published and played on network, cable, syndicated and local TV.
In May 2010 Hal won the Indaba Music Raheem DeVaughn Remix Contest.
http://www.indabamusic.com/featured_programs/show/remixraheem
In Oct 2010 Hal was one of 5 winners in the Indaba music Conspiracy For Good original song contest.
http://www.indabamusic.com/#!/featured_programs/show/cfg
In Nov 2010 Hal was one of 10 winners to be featured on the Indabamusic holiday songs compilation release ( "Not Your Grandfathers Holiday Album" ) with his version of Deck The Halls ( AKA Chicago Halls ,) done in a Chicago blues harp boogie style.
http://www.indabamusic.com/#!/submissions/show/32956
In Feb 2011 Hal was one of 3 winners in a John Legend remix contest. John picked his remix "Shine On" and can be heard on the JL My space page.
http://www.myspace.com/johnlegend/blog/542176900
A partial list of TV shows and networks who have used his music and productions include,
HBO (sports bumpers), Fox Television (Geraldo, Huckabee, Glenn Beck, Hannity, War Stories, Fox Report, Shepard Smith, Mike And Juliet Morning Show,) Ananda Lewis, ID Channel " I Married A Mobster" ( theme) Ugly Betty, Dr. Oz, (Showtime`s) Shameless, Tom Joyner, 60 Minutes Overtime, Secret Life Of A Soccer Mom, David Letterman Show, CBS Evening News , CBS Morning News , NBC, Star Trek:Tech, the Kevin Costner film Wyatt Earp, Inside Edition, Keyshia Cole, Biography channel, The Young And The Restless, On The Case With Paula Zahn, Steve Wilkos, Nate Berkus, The Weather Channel, Montel Williams (SESAC awards 2006-2007,) Kathy Griffin, Jason Aldean-Wide Open, promos for Seinfeld, The Bachelor, The Speed Channel, Law And Order, Home Delivery, Wife Swap, The Today Show, Fashion`s Night Out, Shipmates, Maury Povich (SESAC awards 06,`07`and 08`and 09`) Celebrity Expose, Unique Whips, The District, LA Ink, Lifetime Network, Dateline NBC (Sesac awards 06`), 48 Hours Mystery, VH1, A Shot Of Love With Tila Tequila, Double Shot Of Love, MTV, That's Amore, Disaster Date, 10 Years Younger, Ice T's Rap School, PBS ( "For Your Home" theme ), Access Hollywood, Elimidate, Teen Kids News
, (Sesac awards 2006-2007), Eyewitness Kids News, Current Affair, Judge Hatchett, America's Most Wanted, performances in many other countries, and a host of other shows that have come and gone including Ricki Lake, Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous, Jane Pauley, Sally Jesse Raphael and Life Goes On.
Roy Buchanan
Roy Buchanan was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan was a sideman and solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career, and two later solo albums that made it on to the Billboard chart. Despite never having achieved stardom, he is still...
, Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved considerable critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession and New York Tendaberry, and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th...
, Felix Cavaliere
Felix Cavaliere
Felix Cavaliere is an American songwriter, singer, music producer, and musician.Although he was a member of Joey Dee and His Starlighters best known for their hit "Peppermint Twist", he is best known for his association with The Young Rascals during the 1960s. The other members of The Rascals...
, Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett was an American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter.A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100...
, John Sebastian
John Sebastian
John Benson Sebastian Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and autoharpist. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000...
, Ben E. King
Ben E. King
Benjamin Earl King , better known as Ben E. King, is an American soul singer. He is perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a U.S...
, Edgar Winter
Edgar Winter
Edgar Holland Winter is an American musician. He is famous for being a multi-instrumentalist. He is a highly skilled keyboardist, saxophonist and percussionist. He often plays an instrument while singing. He was most successful in the 1970s with his band, The Edgar Winter Group, notably with their...
, Ron Wood
Ron Wood
Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood is an English rock guitarist and bassist best known as a former member of The Jeff Beck Group, Faces, and current member of The Rolling Stones. He also plays lap and pedal steel guitar....
& Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Ellas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
("Live At The Ritz
Live at the Ritz
Live at the Ritz is a 1988 live album by The Gunslingers . It was a chart hit in Japan peaking at #40 and selling over 11,000 copies...
" CD and DVD as well as the USA, Europe and Japan Gunslingers tour of 1987 and 1988,) and Tommy James
Tommy James
Tommy James is an American pop-rock musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as leader of the 1960s rock band Tommy James and the Shondells.-Early life and career:...
("Tommy James Greatest Hits Live!" CD and DVD).
Hal is a 5 time SESAC TV And Film award winner ( http://www.sesac.com/News/News_Details.aspx?id=1559 ) and has composed thousands of songs. He continues to have many new tracks a year published in a multitude of genres, from which a large percentage have been released, published and played on network, cable, syndicated and local TV.
In May 2010 Hal won the Indaba Music Raheem DeVaughn Remix Contest.
http://www.indabamusic.com/featured_programs/show/remixraheem
In Oct 2010 Hal was one of 5 winners in the Indaba music Conspiracy For Good original song contest.
http://www.indabamusic.com/#!/featured_programs/show/cfg
In Nov 2010 Hal was one of 10 winners to be featured on the Indabamusic holiday songs compilation release ( "Not Your Grandfathers Holiday Album" ) with his version of Deck The Halls ( AKA Chicago Halls ,) done in a Chicago blues harp boogie style.
http://www.indabamusic.com/#!/submissions/show/32956
In Feb 2011 Hal was one of 3 winners in a John Legend remix contest. John picked his remix "Shine On" and can be heard on the JL My space page.
http://www.myspace.com/johnlegend/blog/542176900
A partial list of TV shows and networks who have used his music and productions include,
HBO (sports bumpers), Fox Television (Geraldo, Huckabee, Glenn Beck, Hannity, War Stories, Fox Report, Shepard Smith, Mike And Juliet Morning Show,) Ananda Lewis, ID Channel " I Married A Mobster" ( theme) Ugly Betty, Dr. Oz, (Showtime`s) Shameless, Tom Joyner, 60 Minutes Overtime, Secret Life Of A Soccer Mom, David Letterman Show, CBS Evening News , CBS Morning News , NBC, Star Trek:Tech, the Kevin Costner film Wyatt Earp, Inside Edition, Keyshia Cole, Biography channel, The Young And The Restless, On The Case With Paula Zahn, Steve Wilkos, Nate Berkus, The Weather Channel, Montel Williams (SESAC awards 2006-2007,) Kathy Griffin, Jason Aldean-Wide Open, promos for Seinfeld, The Bachelor, The Speed Channel, Law And Order, Home Delivery, Wife Swap, The Today Show, Fashion`s Night Out, Shipmates, Maury Povich (SESAC awards 06,`07`and 08`and 09`) Celebrity Expose, Unique Whips, The District, LA Ink, Lifetime Network, Dateline NBC (Sesac awards 06`), 48 Hours Mystery, VH1, A Shot Of Love With Tila Tequila, Double Shot Of Love, MTV, That's Amore, Disaster Date, 10 Years Younger, Ice T's Rap School, PBS ( "For Your Home" theme ), Access Hollywood, Elimidate, Teen Kids News
Teen Kids News
Teen Kids News, initially titled EKN Worldwide Kids News, is an educational newsmagazine series aimed at children and teenagers that debuted in first-run syndication the weekend of September 27, 2003. Teen Kids News discusses important issues in a format intended to educate and inform both children...
, (Sesac awards 2006-2007), Eyewitness Kids News, Current Affair, Judge Hatchett, America's Most Wanted, performances in many other countries, and a host of other shows that have come and gone including Ricki Lake, Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous, Jane Pauley, Sally Jesse Raphael and Life Goes On.