Gary Zekley

Gary Zekley

Gary Zekley was a West Coast record producer and songwriter associated with 1960s, 1970s and 1980s bands and songs in the bubblegum, rock and roll, sunshine pop, and surf genres. [cite web |url=http://www.bubblegum-music.com/tags/gary-zekley |title=Gary Zekley Producers and Pmpresarios |publisher=bubblegum-music.com |accessdate=2007-10-31]

Zekley sang, wrote or produced songs featured by bands such as Big Pig, Bonnie, Dick and Dee Dee, Grass Roots, Jan & Dean, Our Gang, The Ragamuffins, Ray Alder, The Clique, The Fun & Games, The Grass Roots, The Mamas and the Papas, The Matadors, and The Yellow Balloon. His songs have been covered by R.E.M., who covered " Superman", and Sweathog. [cite web |url=http://www.spectropop.com/hzekleydiscog.html |title=Spectropop's Gary Zekley Discography |publisher=spectropop.com |accessdate-2007-10-31]

Filmography

* Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989

References

External links

* [http://www.spectropop.com/hzekleydiscog.html Discography] and [http://www.spectropop.com/hgaryzekley.html biography] - spectropop.com
* [http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Gary%20Zekley:1927117433:page=discography:b=11?sort=za Discography] - yahoo.com
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7N3IypQVYg REM and Zekley sing "Superman" live 10/21/86] - youtube.com
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096928/soundtrack Zekley filmography] - imdb.com


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