SPECIAL THANKS
"With a Lot of Help from My Friends"

I feel grateful to everyone listed here for their friendship inspiration, contribution, support and involvement in trying to help me advance my career through the years. And, I don’t use the word “friend” lightly here.

My heartfelt appreciation and thanks to:

musician friends looking out for me:
Jeff Golub, Darren Solomon, Keith Lambeth, Dave Keyes, Lester Chambers, Ted Baker, Charlie Giordano, Mick Rossi, James Montgomery, Crispin Cioe, Arno Hecht, Bob Funk, Larry Etkin, Tom Mandel, Bob Boyd, T. Bone Wolk, Bob Mayo (departed), Bobby Chouinard (departed), Crusher Green (departed), Jeff Pevar, Mike Finnegan, Debbie Hastings, Marc Swersky, John Miller, Marc Muller, Jim Ehinger, Mike Hogan, Jonny Rosch, Adam Scone, James Lafferty, Dave Nunez.

friends and partners:
Alan Levine, Freddie Salem - Allstar Productions
Scott Steinetz - Stonecold Productions
Jose Gallegos - JGL Productions
Rick Gilbert - Levine-Gilbert Entertainment
Tadashi Yasunaga - Turbonaga Productions
Don Wershba - Wershba/Levine Team
Jerome “Big foot” Brailey - Rome Dog Productions

friends and personal managers:
Susan Planer (departed) of Media Sound, Sigma Sound & BMG Studios, Yvonne Sewall, I-Contact, Paul Goldschlag, Mary Mishalanie of Arista Records, NY, George Perry (departed) of Lordly & Dame, MA, Daniel Wine of World Wide Management (departed),

friends and tour/managers:
Ron “Grasshoper” Glatzhoffer, John Callahan, David Green, Ray Neopolitan, Tony Ferguson, Michael Lang, Paul Meissner, Todd Goldstein, Dan McGee, Bob Fogerty.

friends and technicians:
John Callahan, Richard Gross, Carl “Tinker” West, Jules Aerts, Sean McKinney, Robert “OB” O'Brien (departed), Steve Whyland, Tracey Dell, Ken Brown (departed), Rod Libbey (departed), Jeff Barr (departed), Brian McGlone.

friends and booking agents:
James Optner (departed), Anne Peterson, Jim English of Harbor Artists, NC

credit where credit is due:
Dr. William Silen - my surgeon and lifesaver
Dr. Peter Banks - MD and lifesaver
Dr. Carl Flaxer (departed)
Dr. Albert Levine (departed)

legal counsel:
Leonard and Frieda Korobkin (my music business educator of 25 years).
Aunt Pauline Flaxer (for my first contracts)
Jonathan Flaxer
Bruce Levine
William Krasilovsky.

accountant:
Michael Sherman (departed) for 21 years

piano teachers:
Diana Levine, Mrs. Weiner, Alice Zophen, Betika Cramer, Charlie Banacos, Ray Santisi, Dean Earl, Anne Karnofsky and organ teacher - Joe Pulsifer.

audio recording mentors and instructors:
Joe Hostetter, Barry Ober, Bill Riseman (departed), Bob Schott, Steve Langstaff, David Butler, Fred Catero, Joe Cyr (departed)

hammond organ technicians:
Jack Pelak, Goff Organ

piano tuners:
Rob Ruscil, Charlie Warwick, Sam Berd

studio owners:
Bill Riseman (departed), Lou Gonzales, Fred Vargas (departed) and Warren Smith, Charles (departed) and Irene Conrad, Joe DeMaio, Tom Elliott, Dae Bennett, John Nagy, Bobby & Joanne Nathan

organic sounds interns:
Derrick Carolyle Darden Jr., Emmy Black, Jamie Goldberg, Tom Neff, James O'Rourke-Digioia

musical instrument cartage:
Vinny of Vinny’s Music, Michael Marozas of Complete Music Services, Michael Johnson of Studio Instrument Rentals, Gary Boxer of SoundMoves, Pete Byron, Eric Safka

immediate family:
My wife Melissa and our daughter Eliana
Mom & Dad, Walter (departed) & Diana (departed) Levine
brother Fred Levine
sister & brother-in-law, Sandy & Kevin Zeluck
brother & sister-in-law, Alan & Beth Levine
in-laws, Robert & Betty Dombroski

our cats:
Squish (departed) & Squash

Morris (departed) and Dorothy Zeluck - for their genuine interest and for
the Vox Continental organ

uncles:
Jason Laine - Jason Electronics, Rte 1 Norwood
for my first am radios and tape recording machines, microphones, etc..
David Flaxer (departed) for his impression on me for his love for Big Band and Jazz music.

cousins:
Albert (departed) and Charlotte Levine, for their genuine interest in me, love and support
Billy and Amy Flaxer for his soul & inspiration - and for taking me to my first James Brown Show.
Jonathan and Linda Flaxer
Mel and Joan Flaxer Nagler
Helene Menachem, my consigliere of the 80’s
Joel Laine (departed at age 18), Andrew Laine, Scott Laine, Bruce and Stacey Levine
Michael (departed) and Smadar Babchuck
Larry Levine

friends:
Steve Satter - my longtime friend since Junior High School, guitarist, band mate, supporter, roommate, studio mate, motorcycle riding partner.
Kenneth Kosow - my onetime close friend (departed at age 13) my Bar Mitzvah partner, who always showed interest and gave me encouragement with my music.
Robert and Karen Phillips
Patricia Hibbett
Scott and Lynn Steinetz
Freddie Salem
Jeff and Audrey Golub
Bill and Barbara Dillon
Eilene Cohhn
Steve Loehner - songwriter
Joey Gian - vocalist/songwriter
George McMorrow of Cinecall Soundtracks
Myra Friedman - publicist/author
Doreen Chanter - singer/songwriter and Pierre Gurenberg
Dale and Marcia Lind of Preacher’s Cafe, NYC
David “Lefty” and Marilyn Foster of Shaboo Productions, CT
Jack (departed) and Judy Donius, Empire Diner, NYC
Bernie Grossman of A&M Records/Welk Group

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