Al Capps
Al Capps | |
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| Born | Allan Alfonzo Capps April 26, 1939 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | multi-instrumentalist, vocalist |
| Known for | Record producer, arranger, songwriter |
Allan Alfonzo (Al) Capps (born April 26, 1939) is an American record producer, arranger, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist. Since the 1960s, he has produced and arranged albums for artists such as Cher, Andy Williams, Helen Reddy, José Feliciano and Liza Minnelli, and has delivered film music for more than twenty films. As a musician he played on albums by The Everly Brothers, Gábor Szabó, and Frank Sinatra. More recently, he has made music for commercials of international brands.
Biography
Capps produced and arranged albums for many artists, including Andy Williams, Helen Reddy, Vikki Carr, José Feliciano, Liza Minnelli, The Osmonds, Cher, Jennifer Warnes, The Lennon Sisters, The Ventures and The Cats. In the seventies he was a fixed arranger of Snuff Garrett.[1][2][3]
During sessions he sometimes took part in the background choir, such as on the album Introducing of Sparks. He also is a multi-instrumentalist and played on records by The Everly Brothers, Gábor Szabó, Bobby Vinton, Frank Sinatra and others. He also recorded music himself, such as in 1971 the promo single of Jesus Christ, Superstar (cover version).[2][3]
He has made film music for more than twenty films, including The Windsplitter (1971), Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot (1977), Buffalo Rider (1978), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), Sharky's Machine (1981), The Cannonball Run (1981), Stroker Ace (1983), and Flawless (1999), and a handful of television films.[2][4]
Capps still works in the music industry to this day.[1] In 2007 he issued the album Great Easy-Listening Hits Of The '60s under the name The Al Capps Orchestra.[5] In recent years he has also made music for commercials of brands such as Pepsi, Mercedes Swatch, Cadillac, Budweiser and Hilton.[1]