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Bruce Charles Sudano (born September 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and arranger noted for creating songs for some of the most famous artists in the world such as Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and his late wife, the Grammy Award-winning singer Donna Summer. Sudano is the founder of indie record label Purple Heart Recording Company.〔 ==Early life== Sudano was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York to Margaret (1924-2012) and Louis Sudano (1923-2008). At the age of four Sudano learned to play his first instrument, the accordion. He later taught himself to play piano and guitar.〔 He soon developed a reputation in his community as a talented musician and got his first paid gig at the age of twelve.〔 By the mid-1960s, Sudano was playing bass guitar in his first band Silent Souls. He spent much of his time rehearsing and was soon playing live shows at popular New York nightclubs.〔 While playing at the The Cheetah, Sudano met Tommy James of Tommy James and the Shondells.〔 Sudano became the protégé of James, who had penned the classic pop song "Mony, Mony"〔 While working his way through college at St. John's University,where he earned a BA in theatre, Sudano learned to craft songs with James at Allegro Studios.〔 In 1969, whilst still a teenager, Sudano scored his first hit on the music charts with the song "Ball of Fire" which he co-wrote with his mentor.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bruce Sudano」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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