About Harriet Schock

Harriet Schock wrote the words and music to the Grammy-nominated #1 hit, "Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady" plus many songs for other artists, TV shows and films, including “The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking,” and PBS children’s series, “Jakers, the Adventures of Piggley Winks” that airs in over 30 countries. Her songs have been recorded by Helen Reddy, Johnny Mathis, Smokey Robinson, Manfred Mann, Roberta Flack, Lee Greenwood, Carl Anderson, Nancy Wilson, The Partridge Family, The Little Mermaid and many others. She and her band were featured in Henry Jaglom’s film “Irene In Time” performing 4 of Harriet’s songs. She also scored three other Jaglom films. As a solo artist, she has recorded 7 albums. She has performed in Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York and London. Harriet was invited to teach songwriting at USC in 1986 where she enjoyed teaching undergraduates for a number of years. Later she taught For the Songwriters Guild of America, She wrote the book, Becoming Remarkable for Songwriters and Those Who Love Songs and currently teaches songwriting worldwide in Zoom classes and privately. A documentary about her is currently in pre-production. It’s called “Hollywood Town – The Harriet Schock Story.”

Work experience

  • 7 solo CDs, touring
  • 40 years

Harriet's Skills

Art
  • Content Creator
Live
  • Artist
  • Singer
Venue Type Experience
  • Club
  • Festival
  • Theatre/PAC
Musician
  • Artist
  • Instrumentalist
  • Performer
  • Singer
  • Studio Musician
  • Touring Musician
Songwriting
  • Co-Writer
  • Lyricist
  • Songwriter
  • Top Line

Harriet's Genres

  • Alternative Rock
  • Country
  • Pop
  • R&B
  • Soul
  • Standards

Harriet's Experience

I’ve been writing songs for my 7 solo CDs, as well as other singers, film and TV for over 40 years. I’ve been teaching songwriting for over 30.