Songwriter and rock producer Don Kirshner died of heart failure on Monday at the age of 77 in Boca Raton, Fla. Kirshner wrote "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and managed songwriting talent including Neil Sedaka, Carole King, Howard Greenfield and many others, providing songs for The Monkees' TV program in the 1960's, including "I'm a Believer."
Kirshner's first major success story was the career of fellow Bronx High School of Science alumni Bobby Darin, which Kirshner helped to launch in the 1950's. ...
Post-Monkees, Kirshner developed "The Archies," an animated series based on the cartoon characters, whose musical talents were provided by studio musicians assembled by Kirshner to perform hits he selected, including "Sugar, Sugar" and "Bang-Shang-A-Lang." He also served as exec producer on ABC's "In Concert" and later created his own syndie show, "Rock Concert" - notable for its all-live-performances lineup after a period of similar shows featuring lipsynched perfs. ...
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