Perry Botkin

Perry Botkin Jr. must have liked going to work with his father. Perry Botkin was a guitarist and banjo player who became heavily involved in television and film background music in the mid-'40s. His son followed his footsteps right into the same recording studios, becoming involved for the most part with a who's who of easy listening talent. His sessions date back at least until the early '60s, when under the name of Bunny Botkin, he created vocal arrangements for the Cheers' recording of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's "Bazoom, I Need your Lovin'," a song with a timeless mess...