Denny Cordell (*1943 in Buenos Aires, Argentine, † February 18, 1995 in Dublin, Ireland) was a British record producer and horseracer. BUE redirects here. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ...

Career

Cordell grew up in England. He metChris Blackwell when he was 21 and started to work for his Label Island Records as a producer. When he started to work more closely with the Moody Blues he decided to leave Island and become an independent producer. During the 1960s and 1970s he worked with famous bands and musicians such as Georgie Fame, Procol Harum, Manfred Mann and Joe Cocker. He is also known as an early mentor of famous producer Tony Visconti. In the 1980s he turned to his other interest, horseracing, but in the 1990 he took up producing records again and again worked for Island. Among others he produced the Cranberries. Chris Blackwell (born June 22, 1937) is the founder of Island Records. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Island Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group and is operated through The Island Def Jam Music Group. ... The Moody Blues were originally a British rhythm and blues-based band; they later became best known for psychedelic music and early progressive rock. ... Georgie Fame is a British R&B singer whose real name is Clive Powell. ... Procol Harum are an English progressive rock band, formed in the 1960s. ... Cock-A-Hoop Manfred Mann was a British R&B and pop band of the 1960s, named after its keyboard player, who later led the successful 1970s follow-on group Manfred Manns Earth Band. ... Joe Cocker Joe Cocker (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, in Sheffield, England) is an English rock/blues musician. ... Tony Visconti in the 1970s Tony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is a record producer, and sometimes a musician or singer, who has had a long and illustrious career working with some of the best known popular music artists from the late 1960s onwards, including the Moody Blues, as well... Album cover for Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Cant We?, the Cranberries breakthrough debut album. ...

Sources

• http://www.answers.com/topic/denny-cordell

External Links

• http://www.procolharum.com/procol_dc.htm
• http://www.procolharum.com/procol_tv.htm