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...THE IRONWEEDS (BATCH - "CANDY FLOSS" CD - BARRY THOMAS GOLDBERG - ETC.)
ARNE FOGEL IS NOW ON MYSPACE!
ARNE FOGEL SINGS ON YOUTUBE! - Catch these 2008 VIDEO performances from The DAKOTA (Minneapolis):
......ARNE FOGEL CELEBRATES 40 YEARS IN THE "SINGING BUSINESS" DURING 2008:
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"Duet or solo.....everyone here, everyone within earshot, has a good time."
--------ANDREA CANTER, JAZZ POLICE.COM
"Everything sits together beautifully. The songs are all well chosen and the accompaniments have been deftly conceived to provide a perfect framework for the singing."
-----------KEN BARNES, RECORD PRODUCER (Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Jack Jones, Fred Astaire, Johnny Mercer, etc.)
"What Fogel does is subtle. His baritone is good bourbon on the rocks - sweet with a touch of snap. He's the guy you don't fall for fast - but who wins you over completely with a wistful blend of warmth and flashes of wit....."
-----------LYDIA HOWELL, MINNEAPOLIS OBSERVER
"....In fact, although it's only early January, I wouldn't be surprised if ("Let's Not Be Sensible!") didn't finish up on my 'best of' list by the end of the year."
-----------GERRY STONESTREET, IN TUNE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE
"The Twin Cities...have some of the best musicians in the country. And the best have been assembled for "Let's Not Be Sensible!".....you need this CD in your library...."
---------FALL 2005 ISSUE: STRUTTERS QUARTERLY
Also available at many of the same retail locations as "LET'S NOT BE SENSIBLE!" (above)
E-mail Arne at fogarn@aol.com.
Songs by IRVING BERLIN - COLE PORTER - HAROLD ARLEN - JOHNNY MERCER - LERNER & LOEWE - SAMMY CAHN - HARRY WARREN and many others!
JENDEEN FORBERG - drums, leader
"....I was hooked from the first track to the last. Your vocals and the backings were a joy to listen to. The whole album was done with taste and care and your singing style is really very distinctive and owes nothing to anyone. The Wolverines Quartet are a splendid unit and the album is full of stylistic surprises that enhance (without distracting from) the songs...."
--- (Ken Barnes, Record Producer (Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Jack Jones, Johnny Mercer, Peggy Lee) in a letter to Arne Fogel).
".....With great care for what the composer and lyricist had in mind ARNE FOGEL places his subtle signature over a collection of American standards. Fogel understands those messages, and you will too." (from the liner notes by Leigh Kamman).
"Arne Fogel has a powerful sense of selling a song, especially a classic song from the American musical theatre. He is a skilled recreator, and his interpretations in song benefit from his depth of both knowledge and accumulated feeling for every text and melody." (William J. Schafer, author of "The Art Of Ragtime", in The Mississippi Rag, Oct. 2002).
"....(This CD) present(s) a warm, mature, and relaxed vocal personality, equally adept at ballads and up-tempo numbers, backed by a very tasty and tasteful quartet, the Wolverines." (Gerry Stonestreet, in In Tune International magazine, Feb. 2006).
ENGAGEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OCCASIONAL CHANGE! PLEASE CALL VENUE BEFORE ATTENDING.
Arne Fogel hosts "THE BING SHIFT" featuring the recorded works of the one & only BING CROSBY, the most popular, prolific, and influential Pop singer of the 1st half of the 20th Century! Bing made over 2000 records, and recorded every year, consecutively, from 1926 to 1977, selling over a HALF-BILLION units! Bing has been the subject of recent tributes including those by the Motion Picture Academy in Hollywood, Lincoln Center in New York, Gonzaga and Hofstra Universities, etc., and JAZZ 88 and Arne Fogel are continuing in that spirit!
The Show: "THE BING SHIFT" with ARNE FOGEL
When: SATURDAYS AT 8PM,cst
Where: KBEM-FM "JAZZ 88" (88.5 FM) in Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN. This show can be heard internationally, via the KBEM-JAZZ 88 website linked HERE.
SELECTIONS HEARD ON MAY 3RD BROADCAST (ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON FEBRUARY 2ND):
BING SINGS: "I WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE!"
PLUS:
FOR MORE INFO regarding Bing Crosby, check out these great websites:
And, if you're looking for Bing on video and DVD - whether it's the major big-studio releases or the rarities - FESTIVAL FILMS is reccomended very highly! They also have posters, too! Check 'em out.
Arne Fogel with Kathryn Crosby in 2001
Stay Tuned!
Arne Fogel taking the stage at ROSSI'S in Minneapolis
"...I can't think of anyone else around here who does what Fogel does...... There's a dearth of male jazz vocalists in general, and none in this area who has mastered Fogel's unique style of pop/swing. It's accessible, danceable, romantic and fun...."
"...Get romantic with one of the smoothest jazz singers in the Twin Cities..."
"...one of the Twin Cities' most interesting people -- A singer, musician, actor, composer, writer, producer, music-film-comedy and entertainment historian, collector and oral encyclopedia."
Arne Fogel is familiar to many people as an on-air personality in the upper Midwest. For 12 years he produced and hosted his own series of special "Arne Fogel Presents" programs on the stations of the Minnesota Public Radio network. In the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Arne produced and hosted "Bing Crosby on Record" for the station KLBB-AM from 1985 to 1998, "The Retro Revue" from 1998 to 2000, and "ARNE FOGEL PRESENTS BING & CO." (2001-2005), also for KLBB. With Connie Evingson, Arne co-hosted Singers & Standards on KBEM-Jazz88 from 2002 to 2005. Arne's current radio program is "THE BING SHIFT" on KBEM-Jazz88.
Peggy Lee and Arne Fogel, preparing MPR radio special, 1987
Starting in 2000, Arne created and programmed two acclaimed music channels for NETRADIO.COM, one of the first of the internationally-known internet music radio services. Arne served for many years as music director, on-air personality, and special program producer for "The Golden Rock" - WWTC-AM in the '80s, and hosted and produced "The Old Home Revue" for KTWN-FM in the '70s.
Arne appears frequently as a singer at the top jazz venues in the Twin Cities, and served as the opening act for Rosemary Clooney during her December 2001 appearance at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. He regularly hits the high-school-college-community meeting lecture circuit with songs and historical presentations of popular music and entertainment figures, was chosen from nationwide auditions to participate as a FELLOW of the 1998 EUGENE O'NEIL THEATER CENTER CABARET SYMPOSIUM in Waterford, Connecticut, and was a lecturer, performer, and conference consultant to the Hofstra University (Hempstead, New York) conference "BING! Crosby And American Culture" (2002). In 2003 Arne Fogel wrote, co-produced, and hosted a special program, "Moments To Remember", presented in the 3M Auditorium of the MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER, and he organized and performed in the "Round Midnight" jazz vocal concert during the 2007 MACY'S DAY OF MUSIC event at Orchestra Hall. Arne appeared frequently in singing appearances with KATHRYN CROSBY in 2007, at THE HEIGHTS THEATER and THE MINNEAPOLIS WOMEN'S CLUB THEATER in Minneapolis, and at the BING CROSBY RESTAURANT in Walnut Creek, California.
Arne Fogel and Rosemary Clooney, backstage at Orchestra Hall
Arne is a veteran of over 1500 recording sessions as a singer on jingles, including those for Tuesday Morning Stores, U. S. Cellular, Twix Candy, Oldsmobile, Discover Card, Miller Beer, Old Home Foods, Dairy Queen, Northwest Airlines, General Mills, Hormel, AT&T, Arctic Cat, and hundreds more. He has composed and produced his own music for jingles and industrial presentations as well: among his clients: Honeywell, IDS, John Deere, Our Own Hardware, Creative Lighting, Great Expectations.
Arne has appeared frequently as an actor on TV commercials for such clients as McDonald's, Knox Lumber, AT&T, Warner Cable, John Deere, Mall Of America, Kellogg's, Pearle Vision, and many more. He has appeared as voice talent in several hundred radio and TV spots. He had a small speaking role in the Universal feature film "Mallrats", and the lead role in the short film "Bubblepac", an entry in the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. In 2004, Arne played one of the leading roles in the Actor's Theater Of Minnesota production of Joseph Vass' original musical play, "Mishegass".
Arne Fogel has worked as an on-staff copywriter and broadcast producer for several Twin Cities ad agencies including The Orion Group, The Communications Group, The Directors, and Lane & Associates. His creation of a billboard for Metrobanks earned him a prestigious Obie award, presented by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America for excellence in that medium. Freelancing as a writer and producer of TV and radio commercials since 1987, Arne has created spots for The Sheraton Mpls. Metrodome, Lind Shoe Corporation, Clothing Distribution Center, Penn Auto Plaza, B.Dalton Software, Good Value Homes, Westlund Meats, and many others.
Arne Fogel is also a long-time participant in the activities at IRONWEEDS.COM, as a member of the musical group known variously as The Ironweeds, Batch, & The Puddle, which perfomed original music composed by Barry Thomas Goldberg and Gary Paulak. The band became best known as The Batch over thirty-five years ago, and has consisted of Arne, Barry Thomas Goldberg, Gary Paulak, Jay Lee, and more recently, drummer Scott Homan, replacing former drummer Gary "Whip" Lane. Check out the IRONWEEDS website for info regarding available recordings, downloads, and films by The Ironweeds, Barry Thomas Goldberg, Gary Paulak, Jay Lee, Arne Fogel, etc., in various combinations, and The BATCH on MYSPACE for further information regarding upcoming collector's re-issues!
JAY LEE's production of a BARRY THOMAS GOLDBERG screenplay entitled "MYSTAGOGOS" is available as a special collector's DVD from SHADOWPLAY AV. The production's cast features Goldberg, Lee, and fellow Ironweeds "vets" ARNE FOGEL and GARY PAULAK. Also available on DVD is Lee's earlier production "FLUTTERBLAST", which also features Arne Fogel. For more information, including ordering, visit SHADOWPLAY AV.
Arne is available for personal appearances as singer or public speaker, as well as for recordings and freelance writing assignments. To reach him, please email
fogarn@aol.com or write to:
952-546-3822
ARNE FOGEL IS NOW ON MYSPACE!
Check it out at MySpace.com/arnefogelproductions
("Let's Not Be Sensible!" and "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" CD cover photography by Ann Marsden)
Special thanks to Robert Stoeber
....And now, THE NEWS......
....."TRANSISTOR" IS NOW CLIMBING UP THE CHARTS ON CD BABY! Due to the success of the archival CD "CANDY FLOSS - THE LOST MUSIC OF MID-AMERICA" in 2006, the production team of Arne, BARRY THOMAS GOLDBERG, & GARY PAULAK have released "TRANSISTOR", a compilation of the "basement" recordings of THE BATCH (Arne Fogel, Barry Thomas Goldberg, Gary Paulak, JAY LEE & WHIP LANE), circa 1968-1971. The compilation is now available in the Twin Cities at ELECTRIC FETUS in Minneapolis, and elsewhere, online, via CDBaby. FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING "THE BATCH" AND THE AVAILABILITY OF "TRANSISTOR" - VISIT THEM AT MYSPACE!........
.......Arne was inducted into THE MID-AMERICA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AWARDS (formerly the Minnesota Rock & Country Hall of Fame) on Friday evening, May 2nd, at the Medina Entertainment Center in Medina, MN. This year's other inductees included JEANNE ARLAND PETERSON, CAROL MARTIN, IRV WILLIAMS, and the original CANDY FLOSS writing team: Barry Thomas Goldberg, Gary Paulak, DALE MENTEN, and PETER STEINBERG. Click HERE to read Andrea Canter's coverage of the Jazz side of this event (with videos) on JAZZPOLICE, and check HERE for more information about this annual event.........
......Arne Fogel's special speaking/singing presentations in May include two workshops at Johnson and Harding High Schools (St.Paul) on the evolution of jazz/pop singing in America (funded by the MINNESOTA MUSICARES Foundation). Arne also continues his lecture series at various locations for AUGSBURG COLLEGE OF THE THIRD AGE......
.......A performance by Arne Fogel appears on "SHOW UP AND SHOOT", a new CD sampler just released by composer-performer-producer GARY RUE. The song, "LET'S GO HOME", was written by Rue, as were all of the other tunes presented on this disc. The other tracks feature such performers as PRUDENCE JOHNSON, THOMASINA PETRUS, MARIA JETTE, DAN CHOUINARD, and MARY JANE ALM. Here's more info from Gary.......
.....Special thanks to Real Estate expert (and blogger) ERIC KODNER for this wonderful comment regarding a recent appearance at THE DAKOTA in Minneapolis. A nice surprise!......
MORE LATER!
"LET'S NOT BE SENSIBLE!" - THE DUET CD.....
to: BECCA Records - PO Box 26202 - St. Louis Park, MN 55426.
ARNE'S SOLO CD: WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS!
Wrap your Troubles in Dreams, featuring vocals
by Arne Fogel and accompaniment by the Wolverines
Quartet, is still available for purchase online at
Amazon.com. Or, listen and purchase online at
CD Baby.
If you prefer the more personal approach, visit one
of Arne's gigs (see below) or send $16.75 (includes P & H)
to: BECCA Records - PO Box 26202 - St. Louis Park, MN 55426.
RICK CARLSON - piano
STEVE PIKAL - bass, trombone
DOUG HAINING - reeds
ARNE FOGEL - vocals
SELECTED UPCOMING SINGING GIGS AND PERFORMANCE EVENTS featuring ARNE FOGEL
RADIO SERIES: "THE BING SHIFT" with ARNE FOGEL!
PAUL WHITEMAN and his ORCHESTRA) - (1928)
and his ORCHESTRA) - (1936)
DIXIE LEE CROSBY) - (1936)
"SINGERS & STANDARDS"
Connie Evingson and Arne Fogel's radio series "SINGERS AND STANDARDS" is no longer being aired, Please direct any questions or comments to KBEM-FM (Jazz 88).
Efforts are being made to bring the program back to the airwaves....
ABOUT ARNE FOGEL
with Keith Boyles and Dick Bortolussi
- Pamela Espeland, MinnPost
- Lydia Howell, Pulse Of The Twin Cities
- Bob Protzman, St. Paul Pioneer Press-Dispatch
IRONWEEDS.COM
"TRANSISTOR" BY THE BATCH HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED! NOW AVAILABLE AT ELECTRIC FETUS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND INTERNATIONALLY VIA CD BABY!!
DISCOGRAPHY: A listing of commercially released records, tapes, and discs featuring ARNE FOGEL
I ONCE HAD A DREAM - Longman & Fogel - 1968 (featured on compilation CD: "CANDY FLOSS - THE LOST MUSIC OF MIDAMERICA").
I CAN'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE - Eric Marshall & The Chymes - 1968 (Sire Records single - featured on compilation CD: "CANDY FLOSS - THE LOST MUSIC OF MIDAMERICA" )
RED ROVER, RED ROVER - The Puddle - 1968 (Candy Floss Records single - featured on compilation CD: "CANDY FLOSS - THE LOST MUSIC OF MIDAMERICA")
GO FOR A GOAL, NORTHSTARS - 1970 (promotional single)
YEAR OF THE CAT - 1970 (promotional single)
HOLD ME NOW - Dale Menten & Batch - 1971 (Micside Records single)
SVEN IVAN O'MYRON WISNEWSKI b/w TIGER SVEN - Arne Fogel & The Cookhouse Players - 1972 (Micside Records single)
HOT SUMMER NIGHTS b/w GOLDEN SUN - Batch - 1972 (Groove Soup Records single)
ARCTIC CAT "FEELIN' FAMILY" - 1975 (promotional single)
CELEBRATE AMERICA COAST TO COAST - song: "The Eagle & The Dove" - 1976 (promotional LP, Columbia Records)
SVEN IVAN O'MYRON WISNEWSKI (re-issue) b/w MIMI-ANNA - 1981 - (Maplewood Records single)
CINDERELLA - BOOK & STORY - as "Reltney", the Trumpeter - 1984 - (Secret Records cassette & book set)
10 YEARS ON THE PRAIRIE: A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION 10TH ANNIVERSARY - Lieberman, Fogel & Bey - song: "A Hundred Years From Today" - 1984 (HighBridge Audiobooks 2-CD set)
ABSOLUTE ZERO - Barry T. Goldberg - 1986 (HIJ Records LP)
YOU CALL IT MADNESS - Arne Fogel & Friends - 1989 (Becca Records LP & cassette)
GERSHWIN THE KLEZMER - Minnesota Klezmer Band - song: "Life Of A Rose" - 1999 (Frozen Chozen CD)
PINTELE YID - Minnesota Klezmer Band - song: "What Was His Name Before?" - 2000 (Frozen Chozen CD)
WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS - Arne Fogel & The Wolverines Quartet - 2001 (Becca Records CD)
COTTONWOOD - Barry Thomas Goldberg - 2004 (HIJ Records CD)
TWIN CITIES STANDARD TIME - song: "A Cottage For Sale" - 2004 (vocal CD compilation, released by KLBB-AM 1400)
LET'S NOT BE SENSIBLE! - Arne Fogel & Maud Hixson with The Wolverines Quintet - 2005 (Becca Records CD)
MALLRATS - New 10th Anniversary "Extended Edition" - a film by Kevin Smith - Arne plays the aggressive NBC-TV executive "Fred Bishop" breaking into the basement window in the director's new, "extended" edit version of the film - 2005 (Universal Films DVD)
THE LAST GUITAR - Barry Thomas Goldberg - 2006 (HIJ Records CD)
CANDY FLOSS - THE LOST MUSIC OF MIDAMERICA - Arne appears on three tracks, recorded in 1968. Compilation: 2006 (Weekend Records CD)
TRANSISTOR - The Batch - 2008 - A Compilation of "Basement" recordings, circa 1968-1971. (HIJ-Becca Records CD)
CONTACT ARNE FOGEL
7515 Wayzata Blvd.
Suite 102
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
JEANNETTE FOGEL
1913 - 2003