Notorious Rock Managers

The entertaining and shocking stories behind rock’s most notorious managers. Meet Elvis Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker, who was also an illegal alien and didn’t allow Elvis to tour outside of the U.S.; Allen Klein who stepped in to manager the Beatles after Brian Epstein died—and snagged every group in the Beatles orbit including Herman’s Hermits, Donovan, the Animals, Dave Clark Five and the Rolling Stones; Led Zeppelin’s pit bull named Peter Grant; and Black Sabbath’s terrifying manager (and Sharon Osbourne’s father) Don Arden. (From Jan/Feb 2006, Issue 91, 5 pages)

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Producer Spotlights

Orrin Keepnews

Orrin Keepnews, one of the most respected producers in jazz history, played an integral role in the birth of modern jazz.

Lydia Hutchinson | October 4, 2014 | 0 Comments

Don Was

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.

Lydia Hutchinson | September 13, 2014 | 3 Comments

Bob Ezrin

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.

Lydia Hutchinson | February 1, 2014 | 13 Comments

Jim Dickinson

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.

Lydia Hutchinson | November 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

Tommy Lipuma

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.

Lydia Hutchinson | July 5, 2013 | 2 Comments

Lloyd Maines

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 […]

Lydia Hutchinson | June 23, 2013 | 3 Comments