[1] When musician Joe Delia was asked about the best advice he had ever had, he said it was from Kaplan, who said "Always show up on time and bring a pencil.
"[2] Kaplan is a singer-songwriter, producer and composer and the instruments he plays are saxophone, clarinet, flute and piccolo.
In a studio news summary, Billboards's Sam Sutherland referred to it as "an eyebrow raising project" that Chris Dedrick (of The Free Design) and Mort Ross were working on.
[4] He co-wrote the song "Harmony" with Norman Simon which appeared on his 1972 album Confessions of a Male Chauvanist Pig.
[5] Along with Artie Kornfeld, Kaplan co-wrote "Bensonhurst Blues", which was a hit for Dutch singer Oscar Benton.