Mark Radice
| Mark Radice | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 23, 1957 Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Keyboards, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | RCA, Decca, Paramount, United Artists |
| Website | markradice |
Mark Radice is an American singer/musician and producer, who has worked with a variety of different artists and achieved minor success with his own material in the 1970s. Having worked with Jim Henson on several tunes for The Muppets TV show in the mid-1980s, he has recently been more associated with Sesame Street, as he has been writing and recording material for this series.
Radice has been a professional musician and songwriter since 1964. From a very young age, he has provided keyboards, vocals, guitars, production and songs for himself as well as many well-known artists. With well over 4,000 original songs to his credit, he is one of the most prolific songwriters alive.
Radice's father, Gene Radice, was a well-known recording engineer who worked with artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Velvet Underground, Lovin' Spoonful, Janis Ian, the Four Seasons, Cowsills, Mamas & the Papas, The Tokens, Vanilla Fudge and many more.
In 1964, at age of seven, Radice was signed to RCA Records. His single "Natural Morning" was later covered by Frankie Valli. In 1967 while signed to Decca Records he released "10,000 Year Old Blues", which featured 20-year-old Steven Tyler. Radice later toured and recorded with Aerosmith in 1978. He released his first full-length LP in 1971 with Paramount Records. The song "Hey My Love" was later covered by Dion. In 1973 Radice was asked to back Donovan on his "7 Tease" tour.
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