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Richard Gottehrer is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
, record producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
 and record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
 executive.

Gottehrer came to prominence as a songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
 in the 1960s with his most notable songs being "My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back (song)

"My Boyfriend's Back" was a hit song in 1963 for The Angels , an American girl group. It was written by the songwriting team of Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer....
" and "I Want Candy
I Want Candy

"I Want Candy" is a song written and originally recorded by The Strangeloves in 1965 that went to number 11 in the United States. It is a famous example of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat ....
". As Feldman-Goldstein-Gottehrer (FGG Productions), he wrote various songs including "Sorrow" with Jerry Goldstein and Bob Feldman. The three were also known as The Strangeloves
The Strangeloves

The Strangeloves were the creation of an United States songwriter/record producer team in the 1960s who were from New York but pretended to be from Australia....
.

By the 1970s he had progressed to record production, and was responsible for the debut albums by Blondie
Blondie (band)

Blondie is an United States rock music band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 30 million albums. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave music and punk rock scenes....
 and Go-Gos.






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Richard Gottehrer is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
, record producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
 and record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
 executive.

Gottehrer came to prominence as a songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
 in the 1960s with his most notable songs being "My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back (song)

"My Boyfriend's Back" was a hit song in 1963 for The Angels , an American girl group. It was written by the songwriting team of Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer....
" and "I Want Candy
I Want Candy

"I Want Candy" is a song written and originally recorded by The Strangeloves in 1965 that went to number 11 in the United States. It is a famous example of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat ....
". As Feldman-Goldstein-Gottehrer (FGG Productions), he wrote various songs including "Sorrow" with Jerry Goldstein and Bob Feldman. The three were also known as The Strangeloves
The Strangeloves

The Strangeloves were the creation of an United States songwriter/record producer team in the 1960s who were from New York but pretended to be from Australia....
.

By the 1970s he had progressed to record production, and was responsible for the debut albums by Blondie
Blondie (band)

Blondie is an United States rock music band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 30 million albums. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave music and punk rock scenes....
 and Go-Gos. Among the other artists produced by Gottehrer were Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading

Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, Order of the British Empire, is a United Kingdom singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee ....
, The Fleshtones
The Fleshtones

The Fleshtones are an United States garage rock band from Queens, New York formed in 1976....
, The Bongos
The Bongos

The Bongos were a pop band active in the 1980s. They formed in Hoboken, New Jersey and were led by Richard Barone . The band also included Rob Norris, formerly of the Zantees and Frank Giannini ....
, Richard Barone
Richard Barone

Richard Barone is a rock musician born in Tampa, Florida, Florida. He also works as a songwriter, arranger, author, director, and producer, and releases albums as a solo artist....
, Mental As Anything
Mental As Anything

Mental As Anything are an Australia New Wave ?rock music band who, since the late 1970s have released numerous albums and singles and have produced many innovative music videos....
, Dr. Feelgood
Dr. Feelgood (band)

Dr. Feelgood are a United Kingdom pub rock musical band, which was formed in mid 1971. The name of the band, Dr. Feelgood, is slang for heroin, or for physicians who are prepared to overprescribe drugs....
 and Nuclear Valdez
Nuclear Valdez

Nuclear Valdez is an American rock band from Miami. The band members all are of Latin descent and were born outside of the United States....
.

With Seymour Stein
Seymour Stein

Seymour Stein is an entrepreneur in the music industry who has been a part of the business since getting his first job as a clerk for Billboard in 1958....
, Gottehrer founded Sire Records
Sire Records

Sire Records is an United States record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records...
, and in 1997 he founded The Orchard
The Orchard (music label)

The Orchard is a New York City based digital distribution and new media services firm that works with independent musical bands. The company was started in 1997 in music by Richard Gottehrer and Scott Cohen....
 a digital music distribution company.

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