Dean Friedman’s soft rock smash of 1977, “Ariel” found its voice on the FM and
AM radio waves before making its way to Number 26 on the Billboard chart. Born
on May 23, 1955 in Paramus, New Jersey, Friedman started penning songs at a
young age and studied music at City College New York under the invaluable
tutelage of folk guitarist David Bromberg. Featured on Friedman’s self-titled
debut album, “Ariel” is considered a one-hit wonder in the US, but the
singer-songwriter carved out a prolific body of work over the years that
included 1978 single "Lucky Stars", a duet with Denise M...