Don Kirshner was the only American under the ATV-Kirshner Corporation to control the North American Publishing Rights to the Lennon-McCartney catalog including “Michelle,” “Yesterday” and “Hey Jude,” as well as John Lennon’s “Imagine.” Kirshner’s name has also appeared on most of The Beatles songs. An enormously successful and creative publisher, Don Kirshner acquired author Alan Jay Lerner’s interest in My Fair Lady, Camelot, Gigi, Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon and On A Clear Day.

The most performed song for BMI, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” was a Don Kirshner song, and “Where The Boys Are,” which started the “Spring Break” in Florida craze, was written for Kirshner. Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra have all recorded Kirshner songs and the most recent number one record “Solitaire” by Clay Aiken on American Idol originated as a Kirshner copyright.  In addition to creating and producing In Concert and hosting Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, the launching pad of today’s superstars, Don is credited with nurturing the careers of Bobby Darin, Carole King, Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield, Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager, Ron Dante, Toni Wine, Tony Orlando and Phil Spector.  He also published songs written by Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Quincy Jones, Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller, John Barry, Don Black, Brian Wilson and Paul Simon to name a few, as well as the 1975 GRAMMY Award-winning Song of the Year “Love Will Keep Us Together” and Neil Diamond's biggest hit “I’m a Believer.”

Don has been named by Time Magazine as “The Man with the Golden Ear.” Robin Leach, host of Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous called him “The Supreme Starmaker” and “The Father of Rock and Roll.” The Los Angeles Times headlined him as “Mr. Music,” as well as being known in the entertainment world as “The Ed Sullivan of Rock.”

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