Ron Haffkine
| Ron Haffkine | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 1938 |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Rock, Rock Outlaw Music, country, soft rock, Americana |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Columbia Records, Capitol Records, CBS, Casablanca Records, Mercury Records, Polygram, Curb Records |
| Associated acts |
Shel Silverstein Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show Waylon Jennings Olivia Newton John |
Ron Haffkine, born December 13 in New York City, New York, is an American, Grammy Award-winning,record producer, composer and music manager most recognized for his work as a producer and manager of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, an American rock band, producing hit singles including "Sylvia's Mother", "The Cover of Rolling Stone", "Sharing the Night Together", "A Little Bit More" and "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" and achieving 67 Gold and Platinum records.
Ron Haffkine born in New York City, New York on December 13, contracted polio, at age 12, and remained completely paralyzed for 2 yrs. At 21, Ron was a musician and composer in Greenwich Village who met and became good friends with 28 year old Shel Silverstein, an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books. Haffkine formed and managed a band called The Gurus. Wanting to record the group he walked into Regent Sound in Ny and explained to a sound engineer named Bill Szymczyk, the soon to be producer of The Eagles, that he wanted to make a record, but knew nothing about the process, Bill agreed to help. During the sessions, Ron would tell Bill: "I’d like to hear this or I’d like to hear that, or… there’s not enough of this or there’s too much of that". When finished, Ron played it for Shel, known as the writer of "A Boy Named Sue," which Johnny Cash parlayed into a hit, he was so impressed that he told Ron about a couple of films that he was writing the soundtrack for and that he needed someone to produce the music.
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