Steve Tyrell

Steve Tyrell is an American jazz musician. Upon moving to New York City at the age of 18, he was made head of A&R; and promotion at Scepter Records. There he was mostly behind-the-scenes, producing hits for popular recording artists and movie soundtracks. At 19 years old he first began producing with the likes of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. He worked on several Dionne Warwick hits such as The Look of Love, and Alfie. Together with B.J. Thomas, ... more

Steve Tyrell is an American jazz musician. Upon moving to New York City at the age of 18, he was made head of A&R; and promotion at Scepter Records. There he was mostly behind-the-scenes, producing hits for popular recording artists and movie soundtracks. At 19 years old he first began producing with the likes of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. He worked on several Dionne Warwick hits such as The Look of Love, and Alfie. Together with B.J. Thomas, he worked on the Bacharach-David song, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, which went on to win the 1969 Oscar for Best Song From A Movie (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). His contributions to the film industry include Mystic Pizza, Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, Father of the Bride and The Brady Bunch Movie. Steve also sang the theme from Garbage Pail Kids with Ashley Hall who also wrote the lyrics with his wife. Tyrell's performance singing The Way You Look Tonight in Father of the Bride, starring Steve Martin, pushed him center... less