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AboutMichael Zane Gordon (born April 4, 1941) is an American screenwriter, producer, musician and composer.
Gordon was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota. He has two sisters. He and his family moved to Glendale, California in 1957, and moved to Los Angeles, California shortly thereafter. Gordon graduated from Fairfax High School in 1958.
Gordon, a self-taught musician, formed his first rock band, the Marketts (originally spelled "Mar-Kets") in 1961. Gordon wrote and co-produced the band's first hit song, "Surfer's Stomp," shortly after the group was formed. In 1961 the band signed with co-producer Joe Saraceno under the Warner Bros. label.
Gordon formed his second band, the Routers, in 1962. The Routers and the Marketts were contemporaries and Gordon worked with both groups over the same time period using different musicians for each group. The Routers are best known for their 1962 hit, "Let's Go (Pony)."
While on tour with the Routers, Gordon wrote the Marketts' first release on the Warner Bros. label, "Outer Limits" (later changed to "Out of Limits" for legal reasons). The song sold over a million copies, topped the charts on stations nationwide, and earned Gordon a BMI award. "Out of Limits" is a popular choice for TV and film soundtracks; it can be heard in Pulp Fiction (1994), Slayground (1983), The Outsiders (1983) and Mafioso: The Father, the Son, (2004). The Marketts' music is also credited on "Saturday Night Live," The Name of the Game is Kill (1968), A Killing on Brighton Beach (2009), and Dirty Little Trick (2011), among others.
Following his touring career with the Marketts and the Routers, Gordon returned to Hollywood in 1966 and teamed up with Jimmy Griffin. Together they wrote more than sixty songs, with 51 of them being recorded by hit artists of the 1960s. These songs included "Love Machine" and Ed Ames' "Apologize," which earned Gordon his second BMI award. Gordon is credited on 179 songs in the BMI catalogue. His songs have been recorded by artists such Cher, The Standells, Lesley Gore, Gary Lewis, and Brian Hyland. Gordon's songs – particularly "Surfer's Stomp," "Let's Go" and "Out of Limits" – have appeared in a variety of television shows and movies, including The Outsiders, Pulp Fiction, among others. Gordon won a Global Music Award for his composition "Outer Limits" in 2012.
The Marketts
Real Name: Marketts
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American instrumental pop group, formed in Hollywood, California. They are best known for their 1963 million seller, "Out of Limits" which was composed by their founder, Michael Z. Gordon.
Gordon formed his first rock band, the Marketts in 1961. Recognizing the start of a new musical "surfing craze," Gordon wrote and co-produced the band's first hit song, "Surfer's Stomp," shortly after the group was formed. In 1963 the band signed with co-producer Joe Saraceno under the Warner Bros. label.
Sites: Wikipedia, imdb.com, imdb.com, tvrage.com, youtu.be, ovguide.com
Members:
Gene Pello, Ray Pohlman, Scott Engel
Variations: The Marketts; Los Marketts, Markets, Marketts, New Marketts, The Mar-Kets, The Mar-Kets,, The Mar-Ketts, The Mar-Keys, The Mark-Kets, The Markets, The Markettes, The New Markets, The New Marketts
Gordon was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota. He has two sisters. He and his family moved to Glendale, California in 1957, and moved to Los Angeles, California shortly thereafter. Gordon graduated from Fairfax High School in 1958.
Gordon, a self-taught musician, formed his first rock band, the Marketts (originally spelled "Mar-Kets") in 1961. Gordon wrote and co-produced the band's first hit song, "Surfer's Stomp," shortly after the group was formed. In 1961 the band signed with co-producer Joe Saraceno under the Warner Bros. label.
Gordon formed his second band, the Routers, in 1962. The Routers and the Marketts were contemporaries and Gordon worked with both groups over the same time period using different musicians for each group. The Routers are best known for their 1962 hit, "Let's Go (Pony)."
While on tour with the Routers, Gordon wrote the Marketts' first release on the Warner Bros. label, "Outer Limits" (later changed to "Out of Limits" for legal reasons). The song sold over a million copies, topped the charts on stations nationwide, and earned Gordon a BMI award. "Out of Limits" is a popular choice for TV and film soundtracks; it can be heard in Pulp Fiction (1994), Slayground (1983), The Outsiders (1983) and Mafioso: The Father, the Son, (2004). The Marketts' music is also credited on "Saturday Night Live," The Name of the Game is Kill (1968), A Killing on Brighton Beach (2009), and Dirty Little Trick (2011), among others.
Following his touring career with the Marketts and the Routers, Gordon returned to Hollywood in 1966 and teamed up with Jimmy Griffin. Together they wrote more than sixty songs, with 51 of them being recorded by hit artists of the 1960s. These songs included "Love Machine" and Ed Ames' "Apologize," which earned Gordon his second BMI award. Gordon is credited on 179 songs in the BMI catalogue. His songs have been recorded by artists such Cher, The Standells, Lesley Gore, Gary Lewis, and Brian Hyland. Gordon's songs – particularly "Surfer's Stomp," "Let's Go" and "Out of Limits" – have appeared in a variety of television shows and movies, including The Outsiders, Pulp Fiction, among others. Gordon won a Global Music Award for his composition "Outer Limits" in 2012.
The Marketts
Real Name: Marketts
Profile:
American instrumental pop group, formed in Hollywood, California. They are best known for their 1963 million seller, "Out of Limits" which was composed by their founder, Michael Z. Gordon.
Gordon formed his first rock band, the Marketts in 1961. Recognizing the start of a new musical "surfing craze," Gordon wrote and co-produced the band's first hit song, "Surfer's Stomp," shortly after the group was formed. In 1963 the band signed with co-producer Joe Saraceno under the Warner Bros. label.
Sites: Wikipedia, imdb.com, imdb.com, tvrage.com, youtu.be, ovguide.com
Members:
Gene Pello, Ray Pohlman, Scott Engel
Variations: The Marketts; Los Marketts, Markets, Marketts, New Marketts, The Mar-Kets, The Mar-Kets,, The Mar-Ketts, The Mar-Keys, The Mark-Kets, The Markets, The Markettes, The New Markets, The New Marketts
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