Veteran New York City organist who provided background music for some
of the most popular quiz shows of the 1950s and early 1960s, including
"Tic Tac Dough," "Dough-Re-Me." and "Concentration." He also served as
the music director for "Twenty-One," the prime time quiz show whose
demise over fixing was replayed in the 1995 Oscar winner, Quiz Show.
Taubman also played on the long-running soap opera, "The Edge of
Night."
Taubman owned a club overlooking Central Park called the Penthouse Club
where he appeared nightly playing his organ and piano stylings. All
four of his albums that were recorded at the club in the early 1960s.
This is genuine lounge music.
Recordings 40 All-Time Song Favorites, Columbia CL 1363 Paul Taubman At
The Penthouse Organ With His Trio: Medleys For Dancing from Ten Hit
Broadway Shows, Columbia CL 1468 Penthouse Paradise, Columbia CL 1800
Organ And Chimes For Christmas: 40 Hymns And Carols, Columbia CS 8875.