Danny Winchell

Danny Winchell (born Daniel Weinshal, September 26, 1926 – February 16, 2011) was an American pop singer, magazine publisher, record producer, music promoter and radio show host.^[2]

Danny Winchell
Birth name	Daniel Weinshal[1]
Born	(1926-09-26)September 26, 1926[1] Brooklyn, New York[1]
Died	February 16, 2011(2011-02-16) (aged 84) [2] Nashville, Tennessee[2]
Occupation(s)	musician, producer, publisher
Labels	MGM Records, Recorte Records[3]

Musician

As a musician, he released doo-wop recordings on MGM Records and Recorte Records between 1952 and 1959^[3] including a hit with "Carolina in the Morning" in 1952.^[2] Winchell released recordings both solo and as a member of Nino and the Ebb Tides.^[3]

Promoter and producer

He was a promotion man at Colpix Records^[4] where he became the co-producer of “Blue Moon” by The Marcels,^[5][2] which was #1 on the Billboard Pop chart for three weeks and number one on the R&B chart.^[6] Winchell was directly responsible for Murray the K debuting a pre-release copy of the song on his show on WINS.^[4] The K was so impressed with the song, he played it twenty-six times in his four-hour show the first day, making it a hit before it was released.^[4] Winchell was summoned to Colpix boss Paul Wexler's office the next day and reprimanded.^[4]

Radio host

In his later years, he hosted a weekly radio show on WAMB in Nashville, Tennessee and wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column called The Winch Line.^[2][7]

Personal

He died in Nashville in 2011.^[2] He was remembered in a tribute to significant musical professionals by The Recording Academy related to the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.^[8]