P.F. Sloan

P.F. Sloan is an American pop-rock singer and songwriter, born Philip Schlein in New York City in 1944. His family moved to West Hollywood, California in the late 1950s, and as a teenager he became part of the burgeoning Los Angeles music scene of the early 1960s. He was known for his obsession for alcohol and drugs.He used the name Phil F. Sloan or P.F. Sloan. Under these names, he wrote or co-wrote, with partner Steve Barri, such 1960's hits as "Eve of Destruction," recorded by Barry McGuire; "You Baby" by The Turtles; and "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers. The last was the theme tune for Secret Agent, a British TV series that had been given a new title and theme for the U.S. market. (In Britain it was Danger Man). Sloan also wrote songs for the Rolling Stones, The Grass Roots, Jan and Dean, and various others.

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American - Pop - Rock - New York City - 1944 - West Hollywood - California - 1950s - Los Angeles - 1960s - Steve Barri - Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire - The Turtles - Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent - British - Danger Man - Rolling Stones - The Grass Roots - Jan and Dean

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Known to friends as "Flip," Sloan was also a singer and he enjoyed some success as a solo performer in the late 1960s and early 1970s. But he was beset by business and legal problems. As a result, he largely dropped out of sight in the mid-1970s and did not record or perform again until the early 1990s. He has rarely performed since.

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1970s - 1990s

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"P.F. Sloan" is also the title of an anthem by singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, who is better known for such hits as "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Up, Up and Away (in My Beautiful Balloon)." Webb released two different versions of the catchy, bitter-sweet compostition, which seems to be about the costs and disappointments of being a creative groundbreaker, circa 1970.

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