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- Birth nameAllan Alfonzo Capps
- Al Capps was born on April 26, 1939 in Arkansas, USA. He was a composer, known for The Cannonball Run (1981), Lords of Dogtown (2005) and Stroker Ace (1983). He died on June 7, 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Hit #119 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts with "Shangri-La" in May of 1973.
- In his later years he also made music for commercials of brands such as Pepsi, Mercedes Swatch, Cadillac, Budweiser, and Hilton.
- During sessions he sometimes took part in the background choir, such as on the album Introducing of Sparks.
- He was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist.
- Beginning in the 1960s and 1970s, he produced and arranged albums for popular artists such as Cher, Andy Williams, Helen Reddy, José Feliciano, Vicki Lawrence, and Liza Minnelli, and delivered film music for more than twenty films.
- I think a little bit of kindness and a smile makes all the difference in the world.
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