{"title":"Steve Karmen","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"me-and-bobby-d-book-steve-karmen-9780634048760","title":"Me and Bobby D.","description":"Me and Bobby D. is the exciting coming-of-age story of two teenage boys from the Bronx - Steve Karmen and Walden Robert Cassotto - who meet in high school, play in the same band, and then form a singing act. The year is 1956, at the dawn of rock and roll, a crossroad in the entertainment business rarely written about. Cassotto changes his name to Bobby Darin, makes his first recording, and he and Karmen are booked on the road for their first job ever as entertainers into Club Temptation, a seedy nightclub in suburban Detroit. This is Bobby Darin before \"Splish Splash,\" \"Mack, The Knife,\" \"Beyond the Sea\" and \"Dream Lover\"; and Steve Karmen before composing \"I Love New York,\" \"This Bud's for You,\" \"Hershey Is the Great American Chocolate Bar\" and \"Nationwide Is on Your Side.\" What happens to them during the two-week engagement will alter their friendship, and change both of their lives forever. B\/W photos; Hardcover; May; Biography; World Rights Steve Karmen has been a composer\/lyricist\/arranger\/producer of advertising music for over 30 years. In addition to the above-mentioned themes, some of his most memorable compositions are: \"Here Comes the King (The Budweiser Clydesdale Theme),\" \"Hertz, We're America's Wheels,\" \"Weekends Were Made for Michelob,\" \"Sooner or Later, You'll Own Generals,\" \"Quality Is Job One - Ford,\" \"We Build Excitement - Pontiac\" and \"At the Nevele.\" He is the recipient of 16 CLIO Awards, the \"Oscar\" of the advertising industry; the author of Through the Jingle Jungle, the accepted textbook about the industry, published by Billboard Books; and The Jingle Man, a collection of 152 of his jingles, published by Hal Leonard Corporation. Karmen lives in Westchester, NY.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49596245836049,"sku":"GOR013500028","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50357101691153,"sku":"CIN0634048767G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50359565451537,"sku":"CIN0634048767VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0634048767.jpg?v=1750815819"},{"product_id":"me-and-bobby-d-book-steve-karmen-9780634080265","title":"Me and Bobby D.","description":"ÊMe and Bobby D.Ê is the exciting coming-of-age story of two teenage boys from the Bronx ä Steve Karmen and Walden Robert Cassotto ä who meet in high school  play in the same band  and then form a singing act. The year is 1956  at the dawn of rock and roll  a crossroad in the entertainment business rarely written about. Cassotto changes his name to Bobby Darin  makes his first recording  and he and Karmen are booked on the road for their first job ever as entertainers into Club Temptation  a seedy nightclub in suburban Detroit.ÞThis is Bobby Darin before  Splish Splash    Mack  The Knife    Beyond the Sea  and  Dream Lover ; and Steve Karmen before composing  I Love New York    This Bud's for You    Hershey Is the Great American Chocolate Bar  and  Nationwide Is on Your Side.  What happens to them during the two-week engagement will alter their friendship  and change both of their lives forever. Steve Karmen has been a composer\/lyricist\/arranger\/producer of advertising music for over 30 years. In addition to the above-mentioned themes  some of his most memorable compositions are:  Here Comes the King (The Budweiser Clydesdale Theme)    Hertz  We're America's Wheels    Weekends Were Made for Michelob    Sooner or Later  You'll Own Generals    Quality Is Job One ä Ford    We Build Excitement ä Pontiac  and  At the Nevele. ÞHe is the recipient of 16 CLIO Awards  the  Oscar  of the advertising industry; the author of    ÊThrough the Jingle JungleÊ  the accepted textbook about the industry  published by Billboard Books; and ÊThe Jingle ManÊ  a collection of 152 of his jingles  published by Hal Leonard Corporation. Karmen lives in Westchester  NY.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50359932190993,"sku":"CIN0634080261G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52408174215441,"sku":"CIN0634080261VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0634080261.jpg?v=1750700070"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-steve-karmen.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}