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P. F. Sloan (born Philip Gary Schlein; September 18, 1945 – November 15, 2015) was an American pop-rock singer and songwriter. He was very successful during the mid-1960s, writing, performing, and producing American Billboard top 20 hits for artists such as Barry McGuire, The Searchers, Jan and Dean, Herman's Hermits, Johnny Rivers, The Grass Roots, The Turtles, and The Mamas & the Papas. Many of his songs were written in collaboration with Steve Barri. His most successful song as a writer was Barry McGuire's 1965 hit "Eve of Destruction".

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P.F. Sloan was successful in the mid-1960s but seemed to fade from view after that, which explains why there are no tracks by the artist in Peel's early BBC playlists. Jim (Jimmy) Webb wrote a song named after the artist, "P.F. Sloan", which was included on his 1970 LP Words And Music. It was released as a single and picked up some Radio 1 airplay. Peel isn't known to have played it, but as a connoisseur of odd lyrics he may well have enjoyed the non-rhyming couplet which opens the song; "I have been seeking P.F. Sl

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A dear friend and one of pop music’s greatest songwriters has passed.

P. F. Sloan was born Phillip Gary Schlein. Phil’s father changed their surname to Sloan to avoid anti-Semitism. Phil’s sister called him Flip (the “F” in “P. F.”)

I first met Phil through one of my models, Helena Rowe. She was Phillip’s girlfriend at the time and, like Phil, a devotee of Indian mystic Sai Baba. During my figure drawing workshops I play tapes and CDs I’ve made. One of them was a cassette I had made of P.F. Sloan songs. Upon hearing my tape, Helena asked me if I would like to meet Phillip. I enthusiastically responded in the affirmative.

P.F. Sloan at home in L. A.

If you’re unfamiliar with P. F. Sloan, you can’t be blamed. Phil was more of a behind-the-scenes kinda guy. Here are some of the hits he wrote:
“You Baby” and “Let Me Be” (The Turtles)
“A Must to Avoid” and “Hold On” (Herman’s Hermits)
“Take Me For What I’m Worth” (The Searchers)
“Secret Agent Man” (Johnny Rivers)
“Where Were You When I Needed You” (The Grass Roots; The Bangles)
“Summer Means Fun” (J

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P. F. Sloan

American singer and songwriter (1945–2015)

For the song written by Jimmy Webb, see P.F. Sloan (song).

Musical artist

Philip Gary "Flip" Sloan (néSchlein; September 18, 1945 – November 15, 2015),^[1] known professionally as P. F. Sloan, was an American singer and songwriter. During the mid-1960s, he wrote, performed, and produced many Billboard Top 20 hits for artists such as Barry McGuire, the Searchers, Jan and Dean, Herman's Hermits, Johnny Rivers, the Grass Roots, the Turtles, and the Mamas and the Papas.^[2]

Sloan's signature song is "Eve of Destruction," a 1965 U.S. number one for McGuire. Many of his songs were written in collaboration with Steve Barri. Their partnership yielded two US Top Ten hits—Herman's Hermits' "A Must to Avoid" (1965) and Johnny Rivers' "Secret Agent Man" (1966)—and the Turtles' "You Baby" (1966).

Biography

Early life and career

Sloan was born in New York City, United States, to an American father and a Romanian-born mother.^[3] His family moved to West Hollywood, Californi