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Danny Winchell (born Daniel Weinshal, September 26, 1926 – February 16, 2011) was an American pop singer, magazine publisher, record producer, music promoter and radio show host.[1]

Musician

As a musician, he released doo-wop recordings on MGM Records and Recorte Records between 1952 and 1959[2] including a hit with "Carolina in the Morning" in 1952.[1] Winchell released recordings both solo and as a member of Nino and the Ebb Tides.[2]

Promoter and producer

He was a promotion man at Colpix Records[3] where he became the co-producer of Blue Moon by The Marcels,[4][1] which was #1 on the Billboard Pop chart for three weeks and number one on the R&B chart.[5] Winchell was directly responsible for Murray the K debuting a pre-release copy of the song on his show on WINS.[3] The K was so impressed with the song, he played it twenty-six times in his four-hour show the first day, making it a hit before it was released.[3] Winchell was summoned to Colpix boss Paul Wexler's office the next day and reprimanded.[3]

Radio host

In his later years, he hosted a weekly radio show on WAMB in Nashville, Tennessee and wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column called The Winch Line.[1][6]

Personal

He died in Nashville in 2011.[1] He was remembered in a tribute to significant musical professionals by The Recording Academy related to the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.[7]

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