Lincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman is an American record producer, guitarist and songwriter, born 1936 in La Grange, Georgia. The nickname "Chips" apparently derives from his love of gambling. As a producer, Moman is known for recording Elvis Presley, Bobby Womack, Carla Thomas and Box Tops in Memphis during the 1960s. As a songwriter, he is responsible for standards associated with Aretha Franklin, James Carr, Waylon Jennings and B.J. Thomas. And he has been a session guitarist for Franklin and other artists. In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... Steve Howe playing lead guitar for Yes in 1977 A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ... Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an effect on world culture rivaled only by The Beatles . ... Bobby Womack is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Carla Thomas (born December 21, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee) is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. ... The Box Tops were a United States pop music group of the late 1960s. ... City nickname: The River City or The Bluff City Location in the state of Tennessee County Shelby County, Tennessee Area  - Total  - Water 763. ... Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an iconic African-American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... James Carr (June 13, 1942 - January 7, 2001), was a United States soul music singer. ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... Billy Joe Thomas (born August 7, 1942) is an Oklahoma-born country singer. ...

After moving to Memphis as a teenager, Moman played in the road bands of Johnny Burnette and Gene Vincent. Settling in Los Angeles, he played guitar on sessions recorded at the famed Gold Star Studios. Back in Memphis, he began an association with Satellite (later Stax Records), producing their first hit, Carla Thomas's 1960 "Gee Whiz." He also produced the first single for the Stax subsidiary label Volt, "Burnt Biscuits" b/w "Raw Dough," by the Triumphs, whose members included future Al Green drummer Howard Grimes. Leaving Stax in 1964 after a monetary dispute with label founder Jim Stewart, he began operating his own Memphis studio, American Sound Studio. There he, along with guitarists Reggie Young and Bobby Womack, bassist Tommy Cogbill, pianist and organist Bobby Emmons, and drummer Gene Chrisman, recorded the Box Tops, Womack, Merrilee Rush, Sandy Posey, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett and Herbie Mann. Although Dusty Springfield's 1969 Dusty in Memphis was recorded at American, Moman did not produce the album (that honor goes to Tom Dowd, Jerry Wexler and Arif Mardin). Moman also produced Presley's 1969 From Elvis in Memphis. Johnny Burnette (March 25, 1934 - August 14, 1964) was a Rockabilly pioneer in Memphis, Tennessee. ... Gene Vincent, real name Eugene Vincent Craddock (February 11, 1935 - October 12, 1971) was an American rockabilly musician, best known for his hit Be-Bop-A-Lula. He started playing in various country bands in Norfolk, Virginia after leaving the Navy with a permanent leg injury. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Stax Records was a Memphis, Tennessee based record label that existed from 1959 to 1976. ... Al Green may refer to: Al Green (musician) Al Green (politician) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bobby Womack is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Joe Tex (born Joseph Arrington) (1933 - 1982) was an American soul singer most popular during the 1960s and 1970s. ... Wilson Pickett (born March 18, 1941, in Prattville, Alabama) was an American soul singer who began his career with The Falcons in the early 1960s. ... Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), better known as Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flutist and important practitioner of world music. ... Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield (April 16, 1939 – March 2, 1999) was an English singer, regarded by many as one of the finest white soul singers of all time. ... Tom Dowd (October 20, 1925 - October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer. ... Jerry Wexler (born 10 January 1917) is a music journalist turned highly influential music producer, and is regarded as one of the major record industry players behind 1960s soul music. ... Arif Mardin is a Turkish-born music producer who has worked with a wide range of artists, across many different styles and genres of music. ...

During this period Moman co-wrote, with fellow Memphis producer and songwriter Dan Penn, "Do Right Woman-Do Right Man," recorded by Aretha Franklin, and "The Dark End of the Street," which soul singer James Carr recorded. Both songs have since become part of the repertoires of countless singers. James Carr (June 13, 1942 - January 7, 2001), was a United States soul music singer. ...

Chips Moman left Memphis in 1973 and briefly operated a studio in Atlanta. He then moved to Nashville, where he produced and co-wrote a hit for B. J. Thomas, "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (1975). He also co-wrote "Luckenbach, Texas" for Waylon Jennings, and produced albums by Willie Nelson, Gary Stewart and Ronnie Milsap. After a brief return to Memphis in the mid-'80s, during which time his attempt to open a new studio foundered, he settled in West Point, Georgia, where he operates yet another recording studio. This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American guitarist and country singer, originally from Abbott, Texas. ... Gary L. Stewart was Imperator of AMORC from 1987 to 1990. ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ...

References

• Hardy, Phil and Laing, Dave (1995). The Da Capo Companion to 20th-Century Popular Music. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80640-1.

External Links

Interview with Chips Moman

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