Kim Fowley (born July 21, 1939) is an American record producer, impresario, songwriter and occasional recording artist. The son of Hollywood character actor Douglas Fowley (Singin' in the Rain), Kim's scattergun career in the music industry has been as varied and eccentric as it has been long. He has generally remained on the fringes of the mainstream industry, free to immerse himself in obscure and offbeat projects while occasionally stumbling on (and then happily milking) commercial success. Of all his ventures, he is perhaps best known for being behind a string of novelty and/or cult rock 45s during the 1960s, for co-founding the all-girl punk group The Runaways in the 1970s with Joan Jett and Sandy West? whence also came Cherie Currie and Lita Ford ? and, perhaps surprisingly, for working as a producer and songwriter with Helen Reddy in the late 1970s, including her album Ear Candy. During the 1960s in Los Angeles, Fowley

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