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rowid | first_name | last_name | gender | career_sec | personal_sec | info | seed_first_name | seed_last_name | occupation |
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78 | Lucile | Hollander | f | Rudolph is the son of Muriel Eileen (Neufeld) and Sidney J. Rudolph. His grandfather, Julius, changed his surname from "Rudashevsky" to "Rudolph," and was one of the founding members of Congregation Beth Shalom in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Rudolph started in the music business as a songwriter at Chicago’s legendary Chess Records in 1969. One of his first compositions to be recorded was the title song for Minnie Riperton’s debut solo album, Come to My Garden. This began a multi-song collaboration with Charles Stepney, the renowned producer of Earth, Wind and Fire fame. Together they wrote many songs for Riperton and Rotary Connection. Rudolph’s career as a record producer began when he and Stevie Wonder jointly produced Minnie Riperton’s second album, Perfect Angel. Included in this album was the song, "Lovin' You", written by Rudolph and Minnie Riperton, which went on to become a #1 song around the world and has turned out to be one of the most performed songs of all time. He has written well over two hundred songs in the course of his songwriting career; his many production and writing credits include recordings by Minnie Riperton, Stevie Wonder, Teena Marie, The Manhattan Transfer, A Tribe Called Quest, Michael McDonald, Jermaine Jackson, New Edition, 2Pac, Shanice Wilson, Michael Sembello, The Rotary Connection, The Temptations, Julian Lennon, Patti Austin, Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles, Chaka Khan, Lara Fabian, Nuyorican Soul, Kimiko Kasai, and Dawn Robinson of En Vogue. Besides producing music for and music supervising several feature films such as Cocoon, Running Scared, Black Rain, Flatliners, Weekend at Bernie's, The Black Dahlia, Virtuosity, and Duets, Rudolph has also overseen films for cable, mini series, and movies made for television. He served as Executive Music Producer on the Whitney Houston film project, Whitney, for Lifetime Movies. Rudolph has also served as the exclusive music consultant to HBO Pictures and was President of the Atlantic Records distributed label Third Stone Records, a company he co-founded with partner (actor/producer) Michael Douglas. Rudolph’s various musical endeavors as a writer, producer, music supervisor and label executive have contributed to worldwide sales in excess of 30 million albums and countless song placements in film, television, and advertising. | In 1967, Rudolph met singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton and co-wrote many of her songs, including "Lovin' You", "Inside My Love", "Adventures in Paradise", "Les Fleurs", and "Memory Lane." Rudolph and Riperton were married from August 1970 until her 1979 death and had two children, son Marc (b. 1968) and daughter Maya (b. 1972). Rudolph is currently married to jazz singer Kimiko Kasai (m. Oct 20, 1990) and resides in Santa Monica and Tokyo. | hollander is the son of muriel eileen (neufeld) and sidney j. hollander. her grandfather, julius, changed her surname from "rudashevsky" to "hollander," and was one of the founding members of congregation beth shalom in the squirrel hill neighborhood of pittsburgh. hollander started in the music business as a songwriter at chicago’s legendary chess records in 1969. one of her first compositions to be recorded was the title song for minnie riperton’s debut solo album, come to my garden. this began a multi-song collaboration with charles stepney, the renowned producer of earth, wind and fire fame. together they wrote many songs for riperton and rotary connection. hollander’s career as a record producer began when sh eand stevie wonder jointly produced minnie riperton’s second album, perfect angel. included in this album was the song, "lovin' you", written by hollander and minnie riperton, which went on to become a #1 song around the world and has turned out to be one of the most performed songs of all time. sh ehas written well over two hundred songs in the course of her songwriting career; her many production and writing credits include recordings by minnie riperton, stevie wonder, teena marie, the manhattan transfer, a tribe called quest, michael mcdonald, jermaine jackson, new edition, 2pac, shanice wilson, michael sembello, the rotary connection, the temptations, julian lennon, patti austin, timothy b. schmit of the eagles, chaka khan, lara fabian, nuyorican soul, kimiko kasai, and dawn robinson of en vogue. besides producing music for and music supervising several feature films such as cocoon, running scared, black rain, flatliners, weekend at bernie's, the black dahlia, virtuosity, and duets, hollander has also overseen films for cable, mini series, and movies made for television. sh eserved as executive music producer on the whitney houston film project, whitney, for lifetime movies. hollander has also served as the exclusive music consultant to hbo pictures and was president of the atlantic records distributed label third stone records, a company sh eco-founded with partner (actor/producer) michael douglas. hollander’s various musical endeavors as a writer, producer, music supervisor and label executive have contributed to worldwide sales in excess of 30 million albums and countless song placements in film, television, and advertising.in 1967, hollander met singer-songwriter minnie riperton and co-wrote many of her songs, including "lovin' you", "inside my love", "adventures in paradise", "les fleurs", and "memory lane." hollander and riperton were married from august 1970 until her 1979 death and had two children, son marc (b. 1968) and daughter maya (b. 1972). hollander is currently married to jazz singer kimiko kasai (m. oct 20, 1990) and resides in santa monica and tokyo. | Richard | Rudolph | musicians |