American record producer and songwriter (1939–2015)
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Kim Fowley
Fowley in 2012
Background information
Birth name
Kim Vincent Fowley
Born
(1939-07-21)July 21, 1939 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died
January 15, 2015(2015-01-15) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Pop
rock
glam rock
protopunk
Occupation(s)
Record producer, songwriter, musician, impresario
Years active
1959–2015
Website
kimfowley.com
Musical artist
Kim Vincent Fowley (July 21, 1939 – January 15, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter and musician who was behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and managed The Runaways in the 1970s. He has been described as "one of the most colorful characters in the annals of rock & roll", as well as "a shadowy cult figure well outside the margins of the mainstream".[1]
^Ankeny, Jason. "Kim Fowley Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
Kim Vincent Fowley (July 21, 1939 – January 15, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter and musician who was behind a string of novelty and cult...
"mayor of the Sunset Strip"), who introduced her to producer/impresario KimFowley. Initially she auditioned for lead guitar, but the band hired Lita Ford...
attorney Jackie Fuchs (formerly Jackie Fox of The Runaways) alleged that KimFowley raped her on New Year's Eve 1975, at a party following a Runaways performance...
musician and record producer KimFowley. Fowley was born in the Bronx in New York City. He attended Los Angeles City College. Fowley began as a singing waiter...
Modern Lovers. The sessions were produced by KimFowley in 1973 and first released in 1981 by Fowley's short-lived Mohawk Records label, a subsidiary...
Japan, thanks to the single "Cherry Bomb". In early 1975, Rock impresario KimFowley had an idea for assembling an all-female rock band in a time when, according...
the punk band The Crowd in 1977. At 15, she met Joan Jett and producer KimFowley, who co-created and formed The Runaways. Driven by her ambition to play...
Sandy Nelson's "Teen Beat" (1959), and also worked with musicians such as KimFowley and Phil Spector. One of Johnston's first gigs was as a member of the...
Runaways. It was released in 1980, a year after the band had broken up as KimFowley believed he would make money due to the fact that Cherie Currie was starring...
In 1975, at age sixteen, Ford was recruited by recording impresario KimFowley to join the all-female rock band The Runaways. The band soon secured a...
ensemble, assembled for studio recordings by the producer and songwriter KimFowley and his friend and fellow musician Gary S. Paxton. They had a US number...
for the 1973 movie American Graffiti. This recording was produced by KimFowley. The Kidsongs franchise covered this song in their 1997 home video, "I...
Fowley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Douglas Fowley (1911–1998), American actor KimFowley (1939–2015), American record producer...
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