7/11/2023 0 Comments Agatha ripp![]() ![]() Goldner was, in the words of American blues singer and songwriter Jerome "Doc" Pomus, a "very hip, New York kind of tough guy." After Ripp spent weeks informally observing Goldner at work, Goldner formally hired Ripp to be a go-fer. Goldner, based in New York City, was a music industry entrepreneur who owned copyrights, produced records, and owned record companies. In 1958, Ripp targeted George Goldner to be a potential mentor. They could have a number one record on the charts and end up owing the record company a half a million dollars.I thought, 'This business has some system.'." I was no Elvis Presley and I wasn't a writer." Additionally, Ripp states, "I started walking around Broadway and I’d see these kids who were making records and not getting paid. About his potential as a performer, Ripp states, "I sucked. Ripp shifted from performing to being behind-the-scenes in the music business. When the group rejected opportunities offered by the record company to record others' songs, the record company withheld further recording opportunities, and the group disbanded. The A-side, "Cathy" (named after Scarpa's newly born niece), was written by Scarpa and Ripp the B-side was "Rock & Roll Baby", written by Scarpa, Ripp, and Silverman. The quartet wrote its own songs and was signed by ABC-Paramount Records, which released the group's first single in 1958. Ripp rejoined with some of his informal singing partners (Mario "Skippy" Scarpa, Stu Silverman, and Joe Tedesco) to form "The Four Temptations". The singers sang backup for Paul Anka on his 1957 hit " Diana" and broke up shortly thereafter. In 1957, Ripp formed an official singing group with neighborhood friends the group was signed by ABC-Paramount Records as backup singers for ABC solo artists. Ripp began his career as a singer, initially informally harmonizing rock and roll songs with friends from high school. Arthur Marcus "Artie" Ripp (born 1940) is an American music industry executive and record producer. ![]()
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