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Kim Vincent Fowley (July 21, 1939 – January 15, 2015) was an American record producer, singer and musician. He is best known for his role behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and for managing the Runaways in the 1970s. He has been described as "one of the most colorful characters in the annals of rock & roll," as well as "a shadowy cult figure well outside the margins of the mainstream."
Born in Los Angeles, Fowley was the son of character actor Douglas Fowley and actress Shelby Payne. He attended University High School at the same time as singers Jan Berry and Dean Torrence (later of Jan and Dean fame), Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Johnston (later of the Beach Boys), as well as actors Ryan O'Neal, James Brolin and Sandra Dee.
In 1957, he was hospitalized with polio and, on his release, became manager and publicist for a local band the Sleepwalkers that included Johnston, drummer Sandy Nelson and, occasionally, Phil Spector. He spent some time in the armed forces and, by his own account, worked in the sex industry in Los Angeles in the late 1950s. In 1959 he began working in the music industry in various capacities for both Alan Freed and Berry Gordy. His first record as producer was "Charge" by the Renegades, a group comprising Johnston, Nelson, Nik Venet and Richard Podolor. He promoted records for the duo Skip & Flip (Skip Battin and Gary S. Paxton) including the #11 hit "Cherry Pie".
Actors: David Midgen (miscellaneous crew), Marilyn Penn (miscellaneous crew), Michael Shannon (actor), Peggy Stewart (actress), Jennifer Hamilton (miscellaneous crew), D.R. Farquharson (miscellaneous crew), Brendan Sexton III (actor), Brett Cullen (actor), Kristen Stewart (actress), Alejandro Patino (actor), Dakota Fanning (actress), Joan Jett (producer), Time Winters (actor), Joan Scheckel (miscellaneous crew), Irwin M. Rappaport (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In 1975, San Fernando Valley teen Joan Larkin reinvents herself as Joan Jett, a guitarist who wants to form an all-girl punk band. She pitches the idea to a sleazy manager, Kim Fowley, who pairs her with a drummer and then searches for a face: he finds Cherie Currie, at 15 the perfect jailbait image for his purpose; by luck, she can sing. Two others round out the band, "The Runaways." Fowley books a tour, signs them to Mercury Records, and packs them off to crowds in Japan. Seeds of conflict sprout early: Fowley puts Cherie front and center in the publicity, she's soon strung out on pills and vodka, and jealousies arise. Without adult supervision, where can Joan and Cherie end up?
Keywords: 1970s, alcohol, alcoholic-drink, all-girl-band, anger, band, band-member, band-practice, bathroom, birthdayBorn dancer
Heartbreaker, romancer
Born dancin' on the water
Born dancin' in time
Born dancer
My true romancer
Born dancin' in the sunshine
So glad that you're mine
Born lover
Born a woman
I'm so glad that
We're both human
Born dancer
Born lady
Born dancer I'm your lover
Born dancin' in time
Born mellow
Now crazy
Relax lady
Let's be lazy
It's alright that you're bright
So let's dancin' tonight
(x4)
It's alright
Oh lady
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright that you're bright
So let's dancin' tonight
(x4)
Yeah it's alright
It's alright
I'm your lady
Your lady
It's all right
It's alright that you're bright
So let's dancin' tonight
(x2)
Whoo it's alright