- He was a music impresario who guided acts such as Peter, Paul and Mary and John Denver to fame in the 1960s and 70s. He transformed opera star Plácido Domingo into a pop star in the 1980s.
- He originally wanted to be a classical pianist. At age 14, he contracted a kidney inflammation for which there was no effective treatment. During a long convalescence, he lost so much strength in his hands that a concert career was no longer possible. Instead, he earned degrees in music education from New York University and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
- He was a junior high school music teacher in New York before getting involved in the folk-music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.
- Produced and arranged the Chad Mitchell Trio.
- Was Harry Belafonte's pianist, arranger and conductor.
- Founded Cherry Lane Music Publishing.
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