P.F. Sloan (born Philip Gary Schlein, 18 September 1945, in New York) is an American pop-rock singer and songwriter.
His family moved to West Hollywood, California in 1957. Sloan recorded a single, "All I Want Is Loving," for the R&B; record label Aladdin Records, which folded soon after its release.
He became part of the burgeoning Los Angeles music scene, landing a job on the songwriting staff at startup label Dunhill Records. Using the name Ph...
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P.F. Sloan (born Philip Gary Schlein, 18 September 1945, in New York) is an American pop-rock singer and songwriter.
His family moved to West Hollywood, California in 1957. Sloan recorded a single, "All I Want Is Loving," for the R&B; record label Aladdin Records, which folded soon after its release.
He became part of the burgeoning Los Angeles music scene, landing a job on the songwriting staff at startup label Dunhill Records. Using the name Phil F. Sloan or P.F. Sloan, he wrote hits for many performers. His "Kick That Little Foot Sally Ann" was done by a Watts, California- born performer named Round Robin, and given an arrangement by Jack Nitzsche. He wrote "Eve of Destruction", "Child Of Our Times"& "Upon A Painted Ocean", recorded by Barry McGuire; "You Baby" The Turtles; and "Secret Agent Man" Johnny Rivers. The last was the theme tune for Secret Agent, a British TV series that had been given a new title and theme for the U.S. market. (In Britain it was called Danger Man). Sloan...
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