Brute Force (musician)
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Brute Force (b. 1940) is the stage name of Stephen Friedland, an American singer and songwriter. He wrote and performed with The Tokens in the 1960s, and wrote songs for Peggy March, Del Shannon, The Chiffons, and The Cyrkle. He wrote and recorded the LP I, Brute Force - Confections of Love for Columbia Records in 1967. His song, "No Olympian Height", was recorded by The Other Voices, produced by Ellie Greenwich and Mike Rashkow, and released on Atlantic Records in 1968.
Brute Force may be best known for a song that barely saw a release: "The King of Fuh", a delightfully rude song about a "Fuh King," which was admired by Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon. Harrison, produced the record, but Apple knew that partner EMI would never press or distribute it, so Apple pressed and distributed it privately in 1969, Apple08. [1]. Today it is a collector's item.
In June, 2007, King of Fuh, a musical comedy,based on the single, was produced at the Players Club, New York City. Brute played the King.
Brute Force continues to perform at various venues in New York and other cities in the 21st century.
