other greats of the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s. Botkin Sr. played the
guitar cues for the “Beverly Hillbillies” TV show in the 1960’s.
Enter Perry Jr. into music. He was a masterful arranger and
orchestral conductor. He was to 1960’s and 70’s music what
Nelson Riddle was in the 1940’s and 50’s. Botkin Jr. provided
lush arrangements for easy listening singers such as Ed Ames,
Carly Simon, Sammy Davis Jr., Vikki Carr and The Lettermen.
He conducted the Capitol house orchestra, the Hollyridge
Strings. One of the most popular Christmas records is “Feliz
Navidad” by Jose Feliciano, and that’s Botkin’s arrangement.
My other favorite Perry Botkin Jr. productions were “Cast
Your Fate to the Wind” by Shelby Flint, “Love or Let Me Be
Lonely” by the Friends of Distinction, “Black Pearl” by Sonny
Charles, “Flim Flam Man” by Barbra Streisand, “Nadia’s Theme/
The Young and the Restless” by Barry DeVorzon, “Rhythm of
the Rain” by the Cascades and “Day Break” by Bette Midler. He
scored many films and the “Mork and Mindy” TV series.
Then, there are the second bananas. The greatest art in
building successful companies is to select, nurture and support
good #2 people and beyond. I call that strategy “the Ed McMahon syndrome.”
Everything we are in business stems from what we’ve been
taught or not taught to date. A career is all about devoting re-
sources to amplifying talents and abilities, with relevancy toward
a viable end result. Failure to prepare for the future spells certain
death for businesses and industries in which they function.
These are the marks of building upon early business activity
and moving forward to the next plateaus:
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Personal abilities, talents and working style.
Resources being developed.
Relationships and interaction with othe people
Ability to rise above circumstances beyond your control.
Timing. Things that were not achievable in early careers
are now yours to master.
A rich and sustaining Body of Work results from a greater
business commitment and heightened self-awareness. None
of us can escape those pervasive influences that have affected our lives, including music and the messages contained in
songs. Like sponges, we absorbed the information, giving us
views of life that have helped mold our business and personal
relationships. SBT
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