A lifelong resident of New York City and a former professional gambler, this celebrated tunesmith is responsible for both a garage-rock standard and an oft-covered pop heartbreaker. Also included is the story behind the writing of “Wild Thing.” (From May 2009, Issue 117)
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Orrin Keepnews, one of the most respected producers in jazz history, played an integral role in the birth of modern jazz.
Grammy-winning record producer Don Was shares studio stories and insight on his work with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul Westerberg, Kris Kristofferson and more.
Record producer Bob Ezrin talks about his work on such seminal records as Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies, Pink Floyd’s The Wall and Lou Reed’s Berlin.
A 2005 interview with the late Jim Dickinson about his work with Alex Chilton, Paul Westerberg and his North Mississippi Allstar sons Luther and Cody.
For five decades this eminent producer has been delivering records for some of the best-known names in jazz and pop: Barbra Streisand, Miles Davis, George Benson, David Sanborn, Dave Mason, Joao Gilberto, Al Jarreau, Michael Franks, Bob James, Natalie Cole and Diana Krall to name but a few.
Here’s a fun — albeit a little geeky — way to kill a few minutes in any well-stocked record store. Comb the racks until you’ve amassed discs by 10 different Texas artists. Now check the producer credit on the back of each album. Amazing, ain’t it? You’d almost think this Lloyd Maines character had a […]