Don Costa

Arranger/producer Don Costa's catalog of work is sprinkled with names like Paul Anka, Sammy Davis, Jr. ("Candy Man," gold, co-produced with Mike Curb, from the Gene Wilder movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), Frank Sinatra, James Darren, Eddy Arnold, Vic Damone, Donny Osmond ("Young Love," the B-side of his cover of "A Million to One"), Marv Johnson, Trini Lopez ("If I Had a Hammer"), Kenny Rankin (The Kenny Rankin Album), Lloyd Price ("Stagger Lee," gold, number one R&B for four weeks, number one pop for four weeks, and "(You've Got) Personality," gold, number one R&B for four weeks, number two pop for three weeks, spring 1959), among many others.



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