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Alan Paul
Manhattan Transfer, second from right Alan Paul
Manhattan Transfer, second from right Alan Paul
Background information
Born (1949-11-23) November 23, 1949 (age 74)
Newark, New Jersey United States
Genresa cappella
Occupationactor
InstrumentVocals

Alan Paul (born November 23, 1949, Newark, New Jersey) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] singer and composer, best known as one of the founding members of the current incarnation of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.[2]

Education

After graduating from Hillside High School, Paul attended Newark State College (now Kean University) where he earned a BA in Music Education.[3] He received two Honorary Doctorate degrees, one in The Humanities from Kean University and another in Music from Berklee School of Music.[4]

Career

He began his professional career on Broadway at the age of 12 in the original cast of Oliver! After college, he returned to Broadway as Teen Angel and Johnny Casino in the original cast of Grease, where he introduced the songs "Beauty School Dropout" and "Born to Hand Jive". In 2004, he released a solo CD called Another Place in Time.[4] He also provided Dino Spumoni's singing voice on the animated television series Hey Arnold!

Awards

As a writer and arranger for The Manhattan Transfer, he earned four Grammy nominations for his compositions "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" and "Code Of Ethics" and for his vocal arrangements for "Ray’s Rockhouse" He also received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocalist, Male.[4]

Personal life

Paul has been married to writer/model Angela Paul for 30 years and they have one daughter, Arielle.[4]

References

  1. ^ Grammy.com
  2. ^ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (April 26, 2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz. Rough Guides. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-1-84353-256-9. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Alan Paul profile, The Manhattan Transfer.
  4. ^ a b c d Wilbur Theater The Manhattan Transfer
  • Alan Paul on The Manhattan Transfer Official Website (requires Flash)


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