In 1974, he wrote “ Train of Thought” which was recorded by Cher, Morris Music, followed by Warner Brothers Music in 1971, writing “ The Drum,” which became a hit single for Bobby Sherman. and O’Day putting together a four-piece band (called “The Archers”) and playing in clubs on the Sunset Strip such as Whiskey A Go Go and Pandora’s Box. The senior Hall wrote and produced films that starred the junior Hall, and O’Day helped out with the sound, in 1962, acting as music editor on the film Eegah and musical director on Wild Guitar, sound recorder on 1963’s The Sadist, and sound mixer on the 1964 What’s Up Front!. In 1961, he found work via a friend from high school, Arch Hall, Jr., whose father, Arch Hall, Sr., was an independent movie producer. A third band, “The Renés” played Latin and Mexican standards mixed with rock and roll tunes and gave him the opportunity to write his own songs. By the fifth grade, his favorite artist was Spike Jones, and he was serenading his class on the ukulele.Īt Coachella Valley Union High School, after participating in one band called “The Imperials,” he started his own rock’n’roll band, “The Shoves,” with heavy influences from Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and Fats Domino. O’Day stated that he remembered creating melodies on a xylophone at the age of six. Jeannette wrote for the Star News, as well as being a schoolteacher in Thermal, California and other schools in the Coachella Valley. Earle took newspaper photos and did publicity for the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce. O’Day was born in Hollywood, California, the only child of Earle and Jeannette O’Day, who both worked at the Pasadena Star-News. In the 1980s he moved from pop music to television, co-writing over 100 songs for the Saturday morning Muppet Babies series, and in the 1990s he wrote and performed music on the National Geographic series Really Wild Animals. He was an American singer-songwriter, best known for writing and singing “Undercover Angel,” which became a million-selling Gold-certified American #1 hit in 1977.Īlan O’Day also wrote songs for several other notable performers, such as 1974’s Helen Reddy #1 hit “ Angie Baby” and the Righteous Brothers’ #3 Gold hit “ Rock And Roll Heaven“.
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