Danny Winchell (born Daniel Weinshal, September 26, 1926 – February 16, 2011) was an American pop singer, magazine publisher, record producer, music promoter and radio show host.
[6] Winchell was directly responsible for Murray the K debuting a pre-release copy of the song on his show on WINS.
[4] The K was so impressed with the song, he played it twenty-six times in his four-hour show the first day, making it a hit before it was released.
[4] In his later years, he hosted a weekly radio show on WAMB in Nashville, Tennessee and wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column called The Winch Line.
[2] He was remembered in a tribute to significant musical professionals by The Recording Academy related to the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.