Name Stuart Scharf Role Composer | Died 2007 | |
Stuart scharf soft gentle rain
Stuart Scharf (1941 – November 8, 2007) was an American composer, guitarist, and record producer.
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Scharf grew up in Crown Heights and attended Winthrop Junior High School. He was a friend of guitarist Jay Berliner, who influenced his career. In the early 1960s, Scharf was lead guitarist for folk-singer Leon Bibb. He also worked with arranger Walter Raim and folk-singer Judy Collins as well as bassist Bill Lee (father of Spike Lee). For several years he partnered with Martin Gersten, chief engineer of WNCN, in a recording studio at 18 Jones Street in Greenwich Village. They shared this space with folk music broadcaster Skip Weshner.
Scharf was a prolific studio musician in New York City in the 1960s, playing guitar with Chad Mitchell, Janis Ian, Al Kooper, and Carly Simon. He also had a producing partnership with Bob Dorough for many years, and together they produced albums by Spanky and Our Gang. Scharf was the composer of Spanky and Our Gang's hit "Like to Get to Know You." In 1980, he moved to Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, where he continued his recording business.
Stuart scharf makin my move
As sideman
With Charles Earland
With J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding
With Al Kooper
With Hubert Laws
With Pearls Before Swine
With Phil Woods
As producer
With Spanky and Our Gang