Arthur Shimkin

 Arthur Shimkin  ( 1922 - 2006 ) was a record producer. The former head of ' 50 s pop label Bell Records, Shimkin worked on many SESAME STREET albums in the ' 70 s & ' 80 s , 1 st as project supervisor , & later as producer. On the 1975 album Merry Christ mas from  SESAME   STREET , the backing chorus was billed as " The Voice s of Arthur Shimkin , " indicating his role in assembling the group.

In a ll, the 3 , 000 records to his credit sold more than 5 million copies. He was nominated for 13 Grammys.

At Simon & Schuster, he conceived Little Golden Records , storybook s read on 2 - sided 45 r. p. m. records. Predecessors to audiobooks on tapes & CD s, they starr ed Bing Crosby , Alfred Hitchcock , Roy Rogers , Burl Ives , & Johnny Cash.

He died in his Manhattan home on December 4, 2006 , at the age of 84.

Original Concept & Design

 * The Muppet Alphabet Album

Project Supervisor

 * The  SESAME   STREET  Book & Record ( 1992 )
 *  Bert  ' s Blockbusters
 *  BIG   BIRD  Sings !
 * C is for Cookie
 *  The   Count   Count  s
 *  Ernie  ' s Hits
 *  Grover  Sings the Blue s
 *  Let a  FROWN  Be Your Umbrella 
 * Letter s . . . & Numbers, Too !
 * T h e  SESAME   STREET  M o n s t e r s !
 * Some body Come & Play

Producer

 *  The   Count   Count  s
 * Havin ' Fun with  Ernie  &  Bert 
 * Merry Christ mas from  SESAME   STREET  ( Executive Producer for CRA )
 * Love
 *  BIG   BIRD  Discovers the Orchestra