In the %20%20%20The%20music%20industry%20is%20the%20industry%20that%20creates%20and%20performs%20music%2C%20both%20in%20the%20form%20of%20compositions%20and%20performances.%20... music industry, "record producer" designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. They control the recording sessions, coach and guide the performers, and supervise the %20%20%20Audio%20mixing%20is%20used%20in%20sound%20recording%2C%20audio%20editing%20and%20sound%20systems%20to%20balance%20the%20relative%20volume%20and%20frequency%20content%20of%20a%20number%20of%20sound%20sources.%20... mixing process.

In the first part of the %20%20%20(19th%20century%20-%2020th%20century%20-%2021st%20century%20-%20more%20centuries)%20Decades%3A%201900s%201910s%201920s%201930s%201940s%201950s%201960s%201970s%201980s%201990s%20%20As%20a%20means%20of%20recording%20the%20passage%20of%20time%2C%20the%2020th%20century%20was%20that%20century%20which%20lasted%20from%201901%26%238211%3B2000%20in%20the%20sense%20of%20the%20Gregorian%20calendar%20(1900%26%238211%3B1999... 20th century, the record producer's role resembled that of a film %20%20In%20the%20entertainment%20industry%2C%20a%20producer%20is%20generally%20in%20charge%20of%2C%20or%20helps%20to%20coordinate%2C%20the%20financial%2C%20legal%2C%20administrative%2C%20technological%2C%20and%20artistic%20aspects%20of%20a%20production.%20... producer, in that the record producer supervised recording sessions, paid technicians, musicians and %20%20In%20popular%20music%20an%20arrangement%20is%20a%20setting%20of%20a%20piece%20of%20music%2C%20which%20may%20have%20been%20composed%20by%20the%20arranger%20or%20by%20someone%20else.%20... arrangers, and sometimes chose material for the artist. By the %20%20%20Centuries%3A%2019th%20century%20-%2020th%20century%20-%2021st%20century%20Decades%3A%201900s%201910s%201920s%201930s%201940s%201950s%20-%201960s%20-%201970s%201980s%201990s%202000s%202010s%20Years%3A%201960%201961%201962%201963%201964%201965%201966%201967%201968%201969%20%20%20%20Events%20and%20trends%20The%201960s%20was%20a%20turbulent%20decade%20of%20change%20around%20the%20world.%20... 1960s, record producers took a more direct role in the musical process, including arranging, engineering the recording, and even %20%20%20A%20songwriter%20is%20someone%20who%20writes%20either%20the%20lyrics%20or%20the%20music%20for%20songs.%20... writing the material. Through it all, record producers have had a strong influence, not only on individual careers, but on the course of %20%20%20Popular%20music%2C%20sometimes%20abbreviated%20pop%20music%2C%20is%20music%20belonging%20to%20any%20of%20a%20number%20of%20musical%20styles%20that%20are%20broadly%20popular.%20%20%20... popular music.

Many successful recording artists have become producers in their own right, and, conversely, many producers have become recording artists.

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• %20%20%20An%20Audio%20Engineer%20is%20a%20person%20recording%2C%20editing%2C%20manipulating%2C%20mixing%20and%20mastering%20sound%20by%20technical%20means.%20... Audio engineer
• Artist and repertoire (A&R)

List of notable record producers

• %20%20%20David%20Bottrill%20is%20an%20record%20producer.%20... David Bottrill, worked with %20%20%20%20%20%20%20A%20logo%20used%20by%20Tool%20in%20the%20mid%201990%5Cs%20%20%20Tool%20is%20a%20rock%20music%20group%20formed%20in%20the%20United%20States%20in%201990%20by%20vocalist%20Maynard%20James%20Keenan%2C%20guitarist%20Adam%20Jones%2C%20bassist%20Paul%20d%5CAmour%2C%20and%20drummer%20Danny%20Carey.%20... Tool and %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Mudvayne%20%20%20Mudvayne%20is%20a%20Peoria%2C%20Illinois%2C%20USA%20based%20Math%20Metal%20quartet%20strongly%20influnced%20by%20funk%20stylings%20and%20jazz%20song%20structures.%20... Mudvayne.
• %20%20%20%20%20%20Cover%20of%20%5CProof%20Through%20the%20Night%5C%2C%201983.%20%20%20... T-Bone Burnett, producer for %20%20%20%20%20Elvis%20Costello%20%20%20Declan%20Patrick%20Aloysius%20McManus%20(born%20August%2025%2C%201954)%2C%20better%20known%20by%20his%20stage%20name%2C%20Elvis%20Costello%2C%20is%20a%20popular%20British%20musician%2C%20singer%2C%20and%20songwriter%20of%20Irish%20descent.%20... Elvis Costello, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Portrait%20photograph%20of%20Bob%20Dylan%20taken%20by%20Daniel%20Kramer%20%20%20Bob%20Dylan%20(born%20Robert%20Allen%20Zimmerman%20%20%20May%2024%2C%20%20%201941%2C%20%20%20Duluth%2C%20%20%20Minnesota%2C%20%20%20USA)%20is%20widely%20regarded%20as%20one%20of%20America%5Cs%20greatest%20popular%20%20%20songwriters.%20%20%20... Bob Dylan, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Roy%20Orbison%20was%20inducted%20into%20the%20Rock%20and%20Roll%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20in%201987.%20%20%20... Roy Orbison, %20%20%20The%20Wallflowers%20formed%20in%201990%2C%20in%20Los%20Angeles%2C%20California.%20... The Wallflowers, %20%20%20Counting%20Crows%20is%20a%20rock%20band%20that%20became%20extremely%20popular%20in%201994%2C%20following%20the%20release%20of%20their%20debut%20album%20August%20and%20Everything%20After%2C%20which%20featured%20the%20hit%20song%20.%20... Counting Crows, %20%20%20Marshall%20Crenshaw%20(born%20November%2011%2C%201953)%20is%20an%20American%20singer%2C%20songwriter%20and%20guitarist.%20... Marshall Crenshaw, %20%20%20%20For%20the%20person%20of%20the%20same%20name%20who%20founded%20Sun%20Records%2C%20see%20Sam%20Phillips%20%20Leslie%20Phillips%2C%20aka%20Sam%20Phillips%2C%20(born%20January%2028%2C%201962)%20is%20an%20American%20singer%20and%20a%20songwriter.%20... Sam Phillips, %20%20%20Los%20Lobos%20is%20an%20American%20rock%20band%2C%20heavily%20influenced%20by%20rock%20and%20roll%2C%20Tex-Mex%2C%20country%20music%2C%20folk%2C%20R%26amp%3BB%2C%20blues%2C%20and%20traditional%20Spanish%20and%20Mexican%20music%20such%20as%20boleros%20and%20norte%5CxF1os.%20... Los Lobos, %20%20%20Bruce%20Cockburn%20(born%20May%2027%2C%201945)%20is%20a%20Canadian%20folk%2Frock%20guitarist%20and%20singer%2Fsongwriter.%20... Bruce Cockburn, %20%20%20Gillian%20Welch%20is%20a%20singer%2Fsongwriter%20whose%20musical%20style%20combines%20elements%20of%20bluegrass%2C%20country%2C%20and%20folk%20into%20a%20rustic%20style%20that%20she%20dubs%20American%20Primitive.%20... Gillian Welch, and the soundtrack for the %20%20Joel%20and%20Ethan%20Coen%2C%20commonly%20called%20The%20Coen%20Brothers%20in%20the%20film%20business%2C%20are%20United%20States%20directors%20best%20known%20for%20their%20quirky%20comedies%20like%20Fargo%20and%20Raising%20Arizona%3B%20the%20brothers%20write%20their%20own%20scripts%20and%20alternate%20top%20billing%20for%20the%20screenplay.%20... Coen Brothers film, %20%20%20O%20Brother%2C%20Where%20Art%20Thou%3F%20is%20a%20musical%20comedy%20film%20written%20and%20directed%20by%20Joel%20and%20Ethan%20Coen%2C%20set%20in%20Mississippi%20during%20the%20Great%20Depression.%20... O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
• %20%20%20Leonard%20Chess%20(March%2012%2C%201917%20-%20October%2016%2C%201969)%20was%20a%20record%20company%20executive%2C%20founder%20of%20Chess%20Records.%20... Leonard Chess, producer of "%20%20%20%20Chuck%20Berry%20%20%20Charles%20Edward%20Berry%20(born%20October%2018%2C%201926)%2C%20better%20known%20as%20Chuck%20Berry%2C%20is%20an%20American%20guitarist%2C%20singer%20and%20composer.%20... Maybellene", many other %20%20%20Rock%20and%20roll%20(also%20spelled%20Rock%20%5Cn%5C%20Roll%2C%20especially%20in%20its%20first%20decade)%2C%20also%20called%20rock%2C%20is%20a%20form%20of%20popular%20music%2C%20usually%20featuring%20vocals%20(often%20with%20vocal%20harmony)%2C%20electric%20guitars%20and%20a%20strong%20back%20beat%3B%20other%20instruments%2C%20such%20as%20the%20saxophone%2C%20are%20common%20in%20some%20styles.%20... rock and roll and %20%20%20%20Blues%20is%20a%20vocal%20and%20instrumental%20musical%20form%20which%20evolved%20from%20%20%20African%20American%20%20%20spirituals%2C%20shouts%2C%20%20%20work%20songs%20and%20%20%20chants%20and%20has%20its%20earliest%20stylistic%20roots%20in%20%20%20West%20Africa.%20... blues classics, founder of %20%20%20This%20is%20an%20article%20about%20the%20phonograph%20record%20label%20%5CChess%20Records%5C.%20For%20records%20in%20the%20game%20of%20Chess%2C%20see%20World%20records%20in%20Chess.%20%20... Chess Records.
• Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, instrumental in bringing pop appeal to %20%20%20Hip%20hop%20is%20a%20cultural%20movement%20that%20began%20amongst%20urban%20African%20American%20youth%20in%20New%20York%20and%20has%20since%20spread%20around%20the%20world.%20... hip-hop and %20%20Rapping%20is%20one%20of%20the%20elements%20of%20hip%20hop%20and%20the%20distinguishing%20feature%20of%20hip%20hop%20music%3B%20it%20is%20a%20form%20of%20rhyming%20lyrics%20spoken%20rhythmically%20over%20musical%20instruments%2C%20with%20a%20musical%20backdrop%20of%20sampling%2C%20scratching%20and%20mixing%20by%20DJs.%20... rap music.
• %20%20%20Willie%20Dixon%20(July%201%2C%201915%20-%20January%2029%2C%201992)%20was%20a%20well-known%20American%20blues%20bassist%2C%20singer%2C%20songwriter%2C%20and%20record%20producer.%20... Willie Dixon, bass player and major producer with Chess Records.
• %20%20%20Jermaine%20Dupri%20(born%20Jermaine%20Dupri%20Mauldin%20on%20September%2023%2C%201973%20in%20Atlanta%2C%20Georgia)%20is%20a%20US%20record%20producer%20and%20rapper.%20... Jermaine Dupri, %20%20%20Hip%20hop%20is%20a%20cultural%20movement%20that%20began%20amongst%20urban%20African%20American%20youth%20in%20New%20York%20and%20has%20since%20spread%20around%20the%20world.%20... hip-hop and %20%20%20Rhythm%20and%20blues%20(or%20R%20%26amp%3B%20B)%20is%20a%20musical%20marketing%20term%20introduced%20in%20the%20United%20States%20in%20the%20late%201940s%20by%20Billboard%20magazine.%20... R&B producer instrumental in the careers of %20%20%20Kris%20Kross%20(Chris%20Kelly%20and%20Chris%20Smith)%20were%20a%20teenage%20rap%20duo%20of%20the%20early%2090%5Cs%20most%20famous%20for%20wearing%20their%20clothes%20backward.%20... Kris Kross, %20%20%20Da%20Brat%20(born%20Shawntae%20Harris)%20is%20a%20%20%20rapper%20who%20emerged%20in%20the%20early%20%20%201990s%20and%20was%20arguably%20the%20first%20popular%20female%20%20%20gangsta%20rapper.%20... Da Brat, %20%20%20Shad%20Gregory%20Moss%20(born%20%20%20March%209%2C%20%20%201987)%20is%20a%20rapper%20who%20is%20better%20known%20in%20the%20music%20world%20as%20Bow%20Wow.%20... Bow Wow, and %20%20%20Jagged%20Edge%20is%20an%20%20%20American%20%20%20R%26amp%3BB%20singing%20group%20that%20was%20originally%20signed%20through%20%20%20Jermaine%20Dupri%5Cs%20SoSo%20Def%20Records%20to%20%20%20Columbia%20Records.%20... Jagged Edge.
• %20%20%20%20%20%20Dr.%20... Dr. Dre, influential %20%20%20Hip%20hop%20is%20a%20cultural%20movement%20that%20began%20amongst%20urban%20African%20American%20youth%20in%20New%20York%20and%20has%20since%20spread%20around%20the%20world.%20... hip-hop producer most noted for his work with %20%20%20%20%20%20Snoop%20Dogg%20%20%20Calvin%20Cordozar%20Broadus%20(born%20October%2020%2C%201971%20in%20Long%20Beach%2C%20California)%20is%20a%20rap%20musician%20and%20actor.%20... Snoop Dogg, %20%20%20For%20other%20people%20named%20Tupac%2C%20see%20Tupac%20(disambiguation).%20%20%20%20%20%20... 2Pac, %20%20%2050%20Cent%2C%20(real%20name%3A%20Curtis%20Jackson%2C%20born%20July%206%2C%201976)%2C%20is%20a%20popular%20U.... 50 Cent, %20%20%20The%20term%20The%20Game%20can%20refer%20to%20several%20things.%20%20... The Game, and %20%20%20%20Eminem%20is%20the%20stage%20name%20of%20Marshall%20Bruce%20Mathers%20III%20(born%20October%2017%2C%201972)%2C%20one%20of%20today%5Cs%20most%20controversial%20and%20popular%20hip%20hop%20musicians.%20... Eminem.
• %20%20%20%20This%20article%20is%20about%20the%20R%26amp%3BB%20record%20producer%2Fmusician.%20... Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, instrumental in the development of modern %20%20%20Rhythm%20and%20blues%20(or%20R%20%26amp%3B%20B)%20is%20a%20musical%20marketing%20term%20introduced%20in%20the%20United%20States%20in%20the%20late%201940s%20by%20Billboard%20magazine.%20... R&B and %20%20Adult%20contemporary%20music%2C%20frequently%20abbreciated%20to%20just%20AC%2C%20is%20a%20type%20of%20radio%20format%20that%20plays%20mainstream%20and%20pop%20music%2C%20without%20hip-hop%20or%20rap%20since%2C%20as%20per%20the%20name%2C%20it%20is%20geared%20more%20towards%20adults%20than%20teens.%20... adult contemporary music.
• %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%201977%20%20%20Brian%20Peter%20George%20St.%20... Brian Eno, producer on some of %20%20%20U2%20is%20an%20Irish%20rock%20band%20featuring%20Bono%20(Paul%20David%20Hewson)%20on%20vocals%20and%20guitar%2C%20The%20Edge%20(David%20Howell%20Evans)%20on%20guitar%20and%20pianos%2C%20vocals%2C%20and%20bass%2C%20Adam%20Clayton%20on%20bass%20and%20guitar%2C%20and%20Larry%20Mullen%2C%20Jr.%20... U2's most artistically successful albums.
• %20%20%20Bob%20Ezrin%20(born%201949%20in%20Toronto%2C%20Ontario)%20is%20a%20musician%20and%20record%20producer.%20... Bob Ezrin
• Milt Gabler, producer of "%20%20%20%20%5CRock%20Around%20the%20Clock%5C%20is%20a%20pop%20song%20from%201953.%20... Rock Around the Clock"
• %20%20%20Barry%20Gibb%20(born%201%20September%201946%20in%20Douglas%2C%20Isle%20of%20Man)%20is%20a%20musician.%20... Barry Gibb, producer for %20%20The%20Bee%20Gees%20were%20a%20British%20and%20Australian%20band%2C%20originally%20a%20pop%20singer-songwriter%20combination%2C%20reborn%20as%20funk%20and%20disco.%20... Bee Gees, %20%20%20%20Andy%20Gibb%20(5%20March%201958%20-%2010%20March%201988)%20was%20a%20British%20singer%20and%20teen%20idol%2C%20and%20the%20younger%20brother%20of%20Barry%2C%20Robin%2C%20and%20Maurice%20Gibb%2C%20also%20know%20as%20the%20famous%20Bee%20Gees.%20... Andy Gibb, %20%20%20%20Alternate%20meaning%3A%20Kenny%20Rogers%20(baseball%20player)%20%20Kenneth%20Donald%20Rogers%20(born%20August%2021%2C%201938)%20Houston%2CTX%20is%20a%20prolific%20American%20country%20music%20singer%20and%20actor.%20... Kenny Rogers, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Barbra%20Streisand%20%20%20Barbra%20Streisand%20(born%20%20%20April%2024%2C%20%20%201942)%20is%20an%20%20%20iconic%20%20%20American%20%20%20singer%20and%20%20%20film%20%20%20actress%2C%20%20%20producer%2C%20and%20%20%20director.%20%20%20... Barbra Streisand, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Dionne%20Warwick%20on%20the%20cover%20of%20her%20Christmas%20album%20My%20Favorite%20Time%20of%20the%20Year%20%20%20Dionne%20Warwick%20(born%20December%2012%2C%201940%20as%20Dionne%20Warrick)%20was%20an%20American%20singer%2C%20best%20known%20for%20her%20work%20with%20Hal%20David%20and%20Burt%20Bacharach%20as%20songwriters.%20... Dionne Warwick, and %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Diana%20Ross%20on%20the%20cover%20of%20her%20collection%20Diana%20Ross%3A%20The%20Ultimate%20Collection%20%20%20Diana%20Ross%20(born%20Diane%20Ernestine%20Earle%20Ross%20%5B1%5D%20on%20%20%20March%2026%2C%20%20%201944%20in%20%20%20Detroit%2C%20%20%20Michigan)%20is%20an%20%20%20African-American%20%20%20soul%2C%20%20%20R%26amp%3BB%20and%20%20%20pop%20%20%20singer%20and%20%20%20actress.%20... Diana Ross
• %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Radiohead%20and%20Travis%20producer%20%20%20Nigel%20Godrich%20(born%20in%20the%20UK%20in%201972)%20is%20a%20recording%20engineer%20and%20record%20producer.%20... Nigel Godrich, producer for most of %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Thom%20Yorke%20and%20Jonny%20Greenwood%20%20%20Radiohead%20is%20a%20British%20rock%20band%20from%20Oxford.%20... Radiohead's material, and some of %20%20%20Beck%20Hansen%20(born%20Bek%20David%20Campbell%2C%20%20%20July%208%2C%20%20%201970)%20is%20an%20American%20musician%20and%20songwriter.%20%20%20... Beck's.
• %20%20%20There%20are%20two%20John%20Hammonds%20of%20note.%20... John Hammond, one of the first, with a career that spanned decades, recorded and produced %20%20%20%20Leadbelly%20(January%2029%2C%201885%20-%20December%206%2C%201949)%20was%20an%20influential%20blues%20singer%20and%20guitarist.%20... Leadbelly, %20%20%20Benny%20Goodman%2C%20born%20Benjamin%20David%20Goodman%2C%20(May%2030%2C%201909%20-%20June%2013%2C%201986)%20was%20a%20famous%20Jazz%20musician%2C%20known%20as%20%5CKing%20of%20Swing%2C%5C%20%5CPatriarch%20of%20the%20Clarinet%2C%5C%20and%20%5CSwing%5Cs%20Senior%20Statesman%5C.%20Goodman%20was%20born%20in%20Chicago%2C%20the%20son%20of%20poor%20Jewish%20immigrants%20who%20lived%20on%20Chicago%5Cs%20Maxwell%20Street%20neighborhood.%20He%20learned%20to%20play%20clarinet%20in%20a%20charity-run%20boy%5Cs%20band.%20He%20became%20a%20strong%20player%20at%20an%20early%20age%20and%20began%20playing%20professionally%20in%20bands%20while%20still%20%5Cin%20short%20pants%5C.%20His%20early%20influences%20were%20New%20Orleans%20jazz%20clarinetists%20in%20Chicago%2C%20notably%20Johnny%20Dodds%2C%20Leon%20Roppolo%2C%20and%20Jimmy%20Noone.%20At%20the%20age%20of%2016%2C%20Goodman%20joined%20one%20of%20Chicago%5Cs%20top%20bands%2C%20the%20Ben%20Pollack%20Orchestra%2C%20with%20whom%20he%20made%20his%20first%20recordings%20in%201926.%20He%20started%20making%20records%20under%20his%20own%20name%202%20years%20later.%20Goodman%20left%20for%20New%20York%20City%20and%20became%20a%20good%20session%20musician%20during%20the%20late%201920s%20and%20early%201930s.%20He%20made%20a%20reputation%20as%20a%20solid%20player%20who%20was%20prepared%20and%20reliable.%20He%20played%20with%20the%20nationally%20known%20bands%20of%20Red%20Nichols%2C%20Isham%20Jones%2C%20and%20Ted%20Lewis%20before%20forming%20his%20own%20band%20in%201932.%20In%201934%20he%20auditioned%20for%20the%20%5CLet%5Cs%20Dance%5C%20radio%20program.%20Since%20he%20needed%20new%20charts%20every%20week%20for%20the%20show%2C%20his%20friend%20John%20Hammond%20suggested%20that%20he%20purchase%20some%20Jazz%20charts%20from%20Fletcher%20Henderson%2C%20who%20had%20New%20York%5Cs%20most%20popular%20African-American%20band%20in%20the%201920s%20and%20early%201930s.%20The%20combination%20of%20the%20Henderson%20charts%2C%20his%20solid%20clarinet%20playing%2C%20and%20his%20well%20rehearsed%20band%20made%20him%20a%20rising%20star%20in%20the%20mid_1930s.%20However%2C%20it%20was%20not%20until%20after%20his%20fabled%20appearance%20at%20the%20Palomar%20Ballroom%20in%20Los%20Angeles%20on%20August%2021%2C%201935%20that%20Goodman%20became%20a%20nationally%20known%20star.%20His%20radio%20broadcasts%20from%20New%20York%20had%20been%20too%20late%20to%20attract%20a%20large%20audience%20on%20the%20East%20Coast%2C%20but%20had%20an%20avid%20following%20in%20California%2C%20and%20a%20wildly%20enthusiastic%20crowd%20for%20the%20first%20time%20greeted%20Goodman.%20This%20received%20national%20publicity%20and%20turned%20the%20Goodman%20Band%20into%20an%20overnight%20sensation.%20Some%20writers%20have%20declared%20this%20date%20to%20be%20the%20start%20of%20the%20Swing%20Era.%20Many%20suggest%20that%20Goodman%20achieved%20the%20same%20success%20with%20Jazz%20and%20Swing%20that%20Elvis%20Presley%20did%20for%20Rock%20and%20Roll.%20Both%20popularized%20black%20music%20to%20a%20young%20white%20audience.%20It%20is%20true%20that%20many%20of%20Goodman%5Cs%20arrangements%20had%20been%20played%20for%20years%20before%20by%20Fletcher%20Henderson%5Cs%20Orchestra.%20While%20Goodman%20publicly%20acknowledged%20his%20debt%20to%20Henderson%2C%20many%20young%20white%20swing%20fans%20had%20never%20heard%20Henderson%5Cs%20band.%20It%20should%20be%20noted%2C%20however%2C%20that%20Goodman%20himself%20was%20no%20mere%20imitator%3B%20he%20was%20an%20astonishingly%20virtuosic%20and%20creative%20clarinetist%2C%20and%20one%20of%20the%20most%20of%20innovative%20jazz%20musicians%20of%20the%20pre-Bebop%20era.%20Goodman%20is%20also%20responsible%20for%20a%20significant%20step%20in%20racial%20integration%20in%20America.%20In%20the%20early%201930s%2C%20black%20and%20white%20jazz%20musicians%20could%20not%20play%20together%20in%20most%20clubs%20or%20concerts.%20In%20the%20Southern%20states%2C%20racial%20segregation%20was%20enforced%20by%20the%20Jim%20Crow%20laws.%20Benny%20Goodman%20broke%20with%20tradition%20by%20hiring%20Teddy%20Wilson%20to%20play%20with%20him%20and%20drummer%20Gene%20Krupa%20in%20the%20Benny%20Goodman%20Trio.%20In%201936%2C%20he%20added%20Lionel%20Hampton%20on%20vibes%20to%20form%20the%20Benny%20Goodman%20Quartette%3B%20in%201940%20he%20added%20pioneering%20jazz%20guitarist%20Charlie%20Christian%20to%20his%20band%20and%20small%20ensembles%2C%20who%20played%20with%20him%20until%20his%20untimely%20death%20from%20tuberculosis%20less%20than%20two%20years%20later.%20Goodman%5Cs%20fame%20was%20great%20enough%20that%20his%20band%20had%20no%20financial%20need%20to%20tour%20in%20the%20southern%20states%2C%20where%20his%20lineup%20would%20have%20been%20subject%20to%20arrest.%20The%20integration%20of%20popular%20music%20happened%2010%20years%20before%20Jackie%20Robinson%20entered%20Major%20League%20Baseball.%20Benny%20met%20Alice%20Hammond%20Duckworth%2C%20the%20sister%20of%20his%20friend%20John%20Hammond.%20After%20dating%20for%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Benny Goodman, %20%20%20William%20%5CCount%5C%20Basie%20(%20%20August%2021%2C%20%20%201904%20-%20%20%20April%2026%2C%20%20%201984)%20was%20a%20%20%20jazz%20%20%20pianist%2C%20%20%20organist%2C%20and%20bandleader.%20... Count Basie, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Billie%20Holiday%20photographed%20by%20%20%20Carl%20Van%20Vechten%2C%201949%20%20%20Billie%20Holiday%20(%20%20April%207%2C%20%20%201915%20-%20%20%20July%2017%2C%20%20%201959)%2C%20also%20called%20%20%20Lady%20Day%20is%20generally%20considered%20one%20of%20the%20greatest%20%20%20jazz%20%20%20singers%20of%20all%20time.%20... Billie Holiday, %20%20%20This%20is%20about%20the%20blues%20musician%3B%20there%20are%20other%20men%20named%20Robert%20Johnson.%20%20%20%20%20%20... Robert Johnson, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Bessie%20Smith%20photographed%20by%20Carl%20Van%20Vechten%20%20%20Bessie%20Smith%20(%20%20April%2015%2C%20%20%201894%20-%20%20%20September%2026%2C%20%20%201937)%20was%20an%20early%20American%20%20%20blues%20singer%20born%20in%20%20%20Chattanooga%2C%20Tennessee.%20... Bessie Smith, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Portrait%20photograph%20of%20Bob%20Dylan%20taken%20by%20Daniel%20Kramer%20%20%20Bob%20Dylan%20(born%20Robert%20Allen%20Zimmerman%20%20%20May%2024%2C%20%20%201941%2C%20%20%20Duluth%2C%20%20%20Minnesota%2C%20%20%20USA)%20is%20widely%20regarded%20as%20one%20of%20America%5Cs%20greatest%20popular%20%20%20songwriters.%20%20%20... Bob Dylan, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Aretha%20Franklin%20%20%20Aretha%20Franklin%20(born%20March%2025%2C%201942)%20is%20a%20gospel%2C%20soul%20and%20R%26amp%3BB%20singer%20born%20in%20Memphis%2C%20Tennessee.%20... Aretha Franklin, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Pete%20Seeger%2C%201944%20%20%20Peter%20Seeger%20(born%20May%203%2C%201919)%2C%20almost%20always%20known%20as%20Pete%20Seeger%2C%20is%20a%20folk%20singer%2C%20political%20activist%20and%20major%20contributor%20to%20folk%20and%20protest%20music%20in%201950s%20and%201960s.%20... Pete Seeger, and %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Bruce%20Springsteen%20on%20the%20cover%20of%20%20%20Rolling%20Stone%20magazine.%20%20%20... Bruce Springsteen.
• %20%20%20Brian%20Holland%2C%20his%20brother%20Edward%20Holland%2C%20Jr.%2C%20... Brian Holland and %20%20%20Lamont%20Dozier%2C%20along%20with%20the%20brothers%20Brian%20Holland%20and%20Edward%20Holland%2C%20Jr.%2C%20... Lamont Dozier, producers of twenty-five Top 10 hit singles on the %20%20%20Motown%2C%20also%20known%20as%20Tamla-Motown%20outside%20the%20U.... Motown label in the early and mid-1960s, main creators of the "Motown Sound" with songwriter %20%20%20Edward%20Holland%2C%20Jr.%2C%20... Edward Holland, Jr..
• %20%20%20Charles%20Hardin%20Holley%20(September%207%2C%201936%26%238211%3BFebruary%203%2C%201959)%2C%20better%20known%20as%20Buddy%20Holly%2C%20was%20an%20American%20singer%2C%20songwriter%2C%20and%20a%20pioneer%20of%20Rock%20and%20Roll.%20%20%20%20... Buddy Holly, one of the first recording artists to control his own production
• Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, producers instrumental in the careers of %20%20The%20SOS%20Band%20is%20an%20%20%20American%20%20%20musical%20ensemble%2C%20founded%20in%20%20%20Atlanta%2C%20Georgia%20in%20%20%201977.%20... The S.O.S. Band, %20%20%20%20This%20article%20is%20about%20the%20singer.%20... Janet Jackson, and %20%20%20New%20Edition%20is%20an%20American%20R%26amp%3BB%20and%20pop%20boy%20band%2C%20formed%20in%20Boston%2C%20Massachusetts%20in%201978%2C%20that%20was%20most%20popular%20during%20the%201980s.%20... New Edition.
• %20%20%20Quincy%20Jones%20(born%20March%2014%2C%201933%20in%20Chicago%2C%20Illinois)%20is%20an%20American%20record%2C%20television%20and%20film%20producer%2C%20musician%20and%20songwriter.%20... Quincy Jones, producer of %20%20%20For%20other%20people%20with%20the%20same%20name%2C%20see%20Michael%20Jackson%20(disambiguation)%20%20%20%20Photograph%20from%20set%20of%20%5CBeat%20It%5C%20video%20in%201983.%20... Michael Jackson's three most successful solo albums, including the current all-time best-selling album, %20%20%20%20%20%20The%20thriller%20is%20a%20genre%20of%20fiction%20in%20which%20tough%2C%20resourceful%2C%20but%20essentially%20ordinary%20heroes%20are%20pitted%20against%20villains%20determined%20to%20destroy%20them%2C%20their%20country%2C%20or%20the%20stability%20of%20the%20free%20world.%20... Thriller.
• %20%20%20Robert%20John%20%5CMutt%5C%20Lange%2C%20born%20November%2016%2C%201948%20in%20Mufilira%2C%20in%20southern%20Rhodesia%20(now%20Zimbabwe)%2C%20is%20an%20extremely%20successful%20record%20producer%20of%20popular%20music.%20... Robert "Mutt" Lange, produced for %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Def%20Leppard.%20%20%20... Def Leppard, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20From%20left%20to%20right%3A%20Singer%20Brian%20Johnson%2C%20Rhythm%20Guitarist%20Malcolm%20Young%2C%20Bass%20Guitarist%20Cliff%20Williams%2C%20Lead%20Guitarist%20Angus%20Young%2C%20Drummer%20Phil%20Rudd.%20%20%20... AC/DC, %20%20%20Bryan%20Adams%20(born%20November%205%2C%201959)%20is%20a%20successful%20Canadian%20singer%20and%20songwriter.%20... Bryan Adams and the No. 1 selling female singer in history, his wife %20%20%20%20%20Shania%20Twain%20%20%20Shania%20Twain%20(born%20August%2028%2C%201965)%20is%20a%20Canadian%20singer%20and%20songwriter.%20... Shania Twain.
• %20%20%20Bill%20Laswell%20(born%20December%202%2C%201950)%20is%20a%20prolific%20bassist%2C%20producer%2C%20and%20record%20label%20owner%20who%20has%20collaborated%20with%20hundreds%20of%20musicians%20all%20over%20the%20world.%20... Bill Laswell, produced for %20%20%20%20Note%3A%20This%20page%20contains%20%20%20IPA%20%20%20phonetic%20symbols%20in%20%20%20Unicode.%20... Motörhead, %20%20%20Herbert%20Jeffrey%20Hancock%20(born%20April%2012%2C%201940)%20is%20a%20jazz%20pianist%20and%20composer%20from%20Chicago%2C%20Illinois%2C%20USA.%20... Herbie Hancock, and many others
• %20%20%20John%20Leckie%20is%20one%20of%20British%20music%5Cs%20most%20prolific%20producers%2C%20having%20worked%20on%20such%20high-profile%20albums%20as%20The%20Bends%20by%20Radiohead%2C%20George%20Harrison%5Cs%20All%20Things%20Must%20Pass%2C%20and%20Pink%20Floyd%5Cs%20Dark%20Side%20Of%20The%20Moon.%20%20... John Leckie, best known for his work with %20%20%20%20%20%20The%20classic%20line-up%20at%20the%20time%20of%20Spike%20Island%20%20%20The%20Stone%20Roses%20were%20one%20of%20the%20most%20influential%20bands%20to%20come%20out%20of%20Britain%20during%20the%20late%201980s%20and%20early%20%5C90s.%20... Stone Roses, %20%20%20Magazine%20was%20a%20UK%20post%20punk%20band%20formed%20in%201977%20by%20Howard%20Devoto%20after%20he%20left%20the%20Buzzcocks%2C%20its%20original%20lineup%20included%20John%20McGeoch%2C%20Barry%20Adamson%2C%20Bob%20Dickinson%2C%20and%20Martin%20Jackson.%20... Magazine, and %20%20%20There%20have%20been%20several%20well-known%20people%20named%20Bill%20Nelson%2C%20including%3A%20%20Bill%20Nelson%20(politician)%20Bill%20Nelson%20(musician)%20%20%20This%20is%20a%20disambiguation%20page%20%26%238212%3B%20a%20navigational%20aid%20which%20lists%20other%20pages%20that%20might%20otherwise%20share%20the%20same%20title.%20... Bill Nelson.
• %20%20%20Steve%20Lillywhite%20is%20a%20well-known%20British%20music%20producer%20born%20in%201955.%20... Steve Lillywhite, producer for %20%20%20U2%20is%20an%20Irish%20rock%20band%20featuring%20Bono%20(Paul%20David%20Hewson)%20on%20vocals%20and%20guitar%2C%20The%20Edge%20(David%20Howell%20Evans)%20on%20guitar%20and%20pianos%2C%20vocals%2C%20and%20bass%2C%20Adam%20Clayton%20on%20bass%20and%20guitar%2C%20and%20Larry%20Mullen%2C%20Jr.%20... U2, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Dave%20Matthews%20Band%20in%20concert%20%20%20Dave%20Matthews%20Band%20is%20an%20%20%20American%20%20%20jam%20band%2C%20originally%20formed%20in%20%20%20Charlottesville%2C%20Virginia%20in%20%20%201991%20by%20%20%20singer%20and%20%20%20guitarist%20%20%20Dave%20Matthews%2C%20bassist%20%20%20Stefan%20Lessard%2C%20%20%20Leroi%20Moore%2C%20who%20plays%20a%20wide%20variety%20of%20instruments%20from%20the%20saxophone%20to%20the%20flute%2C%20violin%20player%20%20%20Boyd%20Tinsley%2C%20drummer%20%20%20Carter... Dave Matthews Band, %20%20%20For%20the%20drug%2C%20see%20Ecstasy.%20... XTC, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Steven%20Morrissey%20%20%20Steven%20Patrick%20Morrissey%2C%20(born%20May%2022%2C%201959%20in%20Manchester%20in%20England)%20dropped%20his%20forenames%20to%20become%20Morrissey%2C%20the%20lead%20singer%20of%20the%20seminal%20UK%20%5Cindie%5C%20band%2C%20The%20Smiths.%20... Morrissey and others.
• Sir %20%20%20For%20the%20author%2C%20see%20George%20R.%20... George Martin, producer of %20%20%20%20%20%20The%20Beatles%20appeared%20on%20The%20Ed%20Sullivan%20Show%20in%201964%20as%20part%20of%20their%20first%20tour%20of%20the%20United%20States%2C%20promoting%20their%20first%20hit%20single%20there%2C%20%5CI%20Want%20To%20Hold%20Your%20Hand.%5C%20%20%20... the Beatles and recordings of the %20%20The%20Goon%20Show%20was%20a%20hugely%20popular%20and%20extremely%20influential%20British%20radio%20comedy%20programme%2C%20which%20was%20originally%20produced%20and%20broadcast%20by%20the%20BBC%20from%201951%20to%201960%20on%20the%20BBC%20Home%20Service.%20%20%20... Goon Show. His Goon Show work was what made the Beatles want to work with him.
• %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Album%20cover%20for%20Melcher%5Cs%20self%20titled%20album%20(1974)%20%20%20Terry%20Melcher%20(February%208%2C%201942%20in%20New%20York%20City%20-%20November%2019%2C%202004%20in%20Beverly%20Hills)%20was%20an%20American%20musician%20and%20record%20producer.%20... Terry Melcher, son of %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Doris%20Day%20%20%20Doris%20Day%20(born%20Doris%20Mary%20Ann%20von%20Kappelhoff%20on%20April%203%2C%201924%20in%20Evanston%2C%20Ohio)%20is%20an%20American%20singer%2C%20actress%2C%20and%20animal%20welfare%20advocate.%20... Doris Day, produced many acts on %20%20%20Columbia%20Records%20is%20the%20oldest%20continually%20used%20%20%20brand%20name%20in%20recorded%20sound%2C%20dating%20back%20to%20%20%201888.%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20... Columbia Records including %20%20%20Paul%20Revere%20%26amp%3B%20the%20Raiders%20is%20an%20American%20rock%20band%20that%20saw%20enormous%20mainstream%20success%20in%20the%201960s%2C%20best-known%20for%20hits%20like%20%5CIndian%20Reservation%20(The%20Lament%20Of%20The%20Cherokee%20Reservation%20Indian)%5C%2C%20%5CSteppin%5C%20Out%5C%2C%20%5CKicks%5C%2C%20and%20%5CHungry%5C.%20In%20the%201980s%2C%20the%20band%20became%20a%20major%20source%20of%20inspiration%20for%20the... Paul Revere & The Raiders, associated with the %20%20%20%20The%20Beach%20Boys%5C%201976%20album%2015%20big%20ones%20%20%20The%20Beach%20Boys%20are%20a%20pop%20music%20group%20formed%20in%20Hawthorne%2C%20California%20in%201961%2C%20whose%20popularity%20has%20lasted%20into%20the%20twenty-first%20century.%20... Beach Boys.
• %20%20%20Lester%20Melrose%20(December%2014%2C%201891%20-%20April%2C%201968)%20was%20one%20of%20the%20first%20producers%20of%20blues%20records.%20... Lester Melrose, pioneer blues A & R man
• %20%20%20Willie%20Mitchell%20is%20a%20soul%2C%20r%26amp%3Bb%2C%20rock%20and%20roll%2C%20pop%20and%20funk%20music%20producer%20and%20arranger%20who%20runs%20Royal%20Recording%20in%20Memphis%2C%20Tennessee.%20... Willie Mitchell, producer of numerous 1970s %20%20%20%20%20For%20other%20uses%2C%20see%20Soul%20music%20(disambiguation).%20%20... soul hits on %20%20%20Hi%20Records%20was%20a%20very%20successful%20Memphis%20soul%20label%20in%20the%201960s%20and%201970s%2C%20releasing%20albums%20for%20internationally%20known%20acts%20like%20Al%20Green%20and%20Ann%20Peebles.%20... Hi Records by several artists, including %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Al%20Green%20on%20the%20cover%20of%20%20%20Let%5Cs%20Stay%20Together%20%20%20Reverend%20Al%20Green%20(b.%20%20%20... Al Green, %20%20%20Ann%20Peebles%20is%20an%20internationally%20acclaimed%20singer%20and%20songwriter%20best%20known%20for%20her%20popular%20Memphis%20soul%20albums%20of%20the%201970s%20on%20the%20Hi%20Records%20label.%20... Ann Peebles, Syl Johnson and others; his productions helped to define the %20%20%20Memphis%20soul%20is%20stylish%2C%20funky%2C%20uptown%20soul%20music%20that%20is%20not%20as%20hard%20edged%20as%20Southern%20soul.%20... Memphis soul style.
• %20%20%20%20This%20article%20or%20section%20should%20be%20merged%20with%20Les%20Paul%20and%20Mary%20Ford%20%20%20Les%20Paul%20(born%20June%209%2C%201915)%20is%20best%20known%20as%20a%20guitarist%2C%20and%20as%20one%20of%20the%20most%20important%20figures%20in%20the%20development%20of%20modern%20electric%20guitars%20and%20recording%20techniques.%20... Les Paul, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20classical%20guitar%20typically%20has%20nylon%20strings.%20%20%20%20%20%20%20... guitarist and technical innovator in both music and recording, created many common techniques, multi-tracking.
• %20%20%20Ralph%20Peer%20(May%2022%2C%201892%20-%20January%2019%2C%201960)%20was%20born%20Ralph%20Sylvester%20Peer%20in%20Independence%2C%20Missouri.%20... Ralph Peer, pioneer producer, discovered and recorded the %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Maybelle%2C%20A.... Carter Family and %20%20%20%20For%20the%20singer%20of%20%5CHoneycomb%5C%2C%20see%20Jimmie%20Rodgers%20(pop%20singer).%20%20... Jimmie Rodgers, the singing brakeman
• %20%20%20%20Lee%20%5CScratch%5C%20Perry%2C%20The%20Upsetter%20in%20Dub%20%20%20Lee%20%5CScratch%5C%20Perry%20(born%20Rainford%20Hugh%20Perry%20March%2020%2C%201936)%20is%20one%20of%20the%20most%20influential%20people%20in%20the%20development%20of%20reggae%20and%20dub%20music%20in%20Jamaica.%20... Lee Scratch Perry, producer for %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Bob%20Marley%20%20%20Robert%20Nesta%20Marley%20(%20%20February%206%2C%20%20%201945%20-%20%20%20May%2011%2C%20%20%201981)%2C%20better%20known%20as%20Bob%20Marley%2C%20was%20a%20%20%20singer%2C%20%20%20guitarist%2C%20and%20%20%20songwriter%20from%20%20%20Saint%20Ann%2C%20%20%20Jamaica.%20... Bob Marley, and influential in the beginnings of %20%20Dub%20is%20a%20form%20of%20Jamaican%20music%2C%20which%20developed%20in%20the%20early%201970s.%20... Dub
• %20%20%20Nile%20Rodgers%20(born%20September%2019%2C%201952)%20is%20a%20prolific%20guitarist%20and%20music%20producer.%20... Nile Rodgers, Chic guitarist and award-winning producer of many hits of the 1970s and 80s; involved in the sales of over 100,000,000 records
• Dan Rothchild, producer for %20%20%20Better%20Than%20Ezra%20are%20an%20%20%20alternative%20rock%20trio%20based%20in%20%20%20New%20Orleans%2C%20Louisiana.%20... Better Than Ezra's %20%20%20%20Deluxe%20is%20Better%20Than%20Ezra%5Cs%20first%20album%20because%20Surprise%20was%20a%20demo%20album.%20... Deluxe, %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Fiona%20Apple%20%20%20Fiona%20Apple%20(born%20Fiona%20Apple%20Maggart%20on%20September%2013%2C%201977)%20is%20a%20New%20York%20City-born%20singer-songwriter.%20... Fiona Apple's %20%20%20This%20article%20is%20about%20tides%20in%20the%20ocean.%20... Tidal
• %20%20%20Frederick%20Jay%20Rubin%20(born%201963)%20is%20a%20record%20producer%20and%20record%20label%20owner%2C%20best%20known%20for%20his%20work%20in%20the%20rap%20and%20heavy%20metal%20genres%2C%20and%20his%20combination%20of%20the%20two.%20... Rick Rubin, producer for %20%20%20%20LL%20Cool%20J%20%20%20James%20Todd%20Smith%20(born%20January%2014%2C%201968)%20is%20an%20American%20hip%20hop%20artist%20better%20known%20by%20his%20stage%20name%2C%20LL%20Cool%20J%20(an%20abbreviation%20of%20%5CLadies%20Love%20Cool%20James%5C).%20He%20is%20best%20known%20for%20romantic%20ballads%20like%20%5CI%20Need%20Love%5C%20as%20well%20as%20hardcore%20rap%20like%20%5CI... LL Cool J, %20%20System%20of%20a%20Down%20is%20a%20heavy%20metal%20band%20from%20Los%20Angeles%2C%20California%2C%20USA%20consisting%20of%20Serj%20Tankian%20(vocals%2C%20keyboards)%2C%20John%20Dolmayan%20(drums)%2C%20Daron%20Malakian%20(guitar%2C%20vocals)%20and%20Shavo%20Odadjian%20(bass).%20... System of a Down, %20%20%20%20%20This%20article%20is%20about%20the%20Thrash%20metal%20band.%20... Slayer, %20%20%20Danzig%20is%20a%20rock%20band%20formed%20in%201987%2C%20whose%20style%20combines%20heavy%20metal%20music%20and%20alternative%20metal.%20... Danzig and %20%20%20The%20Black%20Crowes%20are%20a%20taper-friendly%20rock%20and%20roll%20jam%20band%2C%20formed%20in%201985%20in%20Atlanta%2C%20Georgia.%20... The Black Crowes.
• %20%20%20Harvey%20Phillip%20%5CPhil%5C%20Spector%20(born%20December%2026%2C%201940)%20is%20a%20highly%20influential%20record%20producer%20of%20some%20of%20the%20best-known%20popular%20music%20of%20the%201960s%20and%201970s.%20... Phil Spector, responsible for the %20%20Wall%20of%20Sound%20is%20a%20phrase%20used%20to%20describe%20the%20effect%20created%20by%20the%20music%20production%20techniques%20of%20legendary%20record%20producer%20Phil%20Spector.%20... Wall of Sound production style, now mainly associated with %20%20A%20girl%20group%20is%20the%20equivalent%20of%20a%20boy%20band%2C%20but%2C%20as%20the%20name%20implies%2C%20featuring%20a%20group%20of%20female%20rather%20than%20male%20singers.%20%20... girl groups
• %20%20%20Timbaland%20(born%20Timothy%20Mosley%20in%20Norfolk%2C%20Virginia%20on%20March%2010%2C%201971)%20is%20a%20hip%20hop%20and%20R%26amp%3BB%20record%20producer%2C%20whose%20style%20of%20production%20and%20arranging%20was%20very%20influential%20in%20both%20genres%20of%20music%20during%20and%20after%20the%20mid-1990s.%20%20%20... Timbaland, instrumental in the development of %20%20%20Hip%20hop%20is%20a%20cultural%20movement%20that%20began%20amongst%20urban%20African%20American%20youth%20in%20New%20York%20and%20has%20since%20spread%20around%20the%20world.%20... hip-hop and %20%20%20Rhythm%20and%20blues%20(or%20R%20%26amp%3B%20B)%20is%20a%20musical%20marketing%20term%20introduced%20in%20the%20United%20States%20in%20the%20late%201940s%20by%20Billboard%20magazine.%20... R&B music during the latter part of the %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20and%20trends%20%20Technology%20%20Explosive%20growth%20of%20the%20%20%20Internet%3B%20decrease%20in%20the%20cost%20of%20%20%20computers%20and%20other%20technology%20Reduction%20in%20size%20and%20cost%20of%20%20%20mobile%20phones%20leads%20to%20a%20massive%20surge%20in%20their%20popularity%20%20%20Year%202000%20problem%20(commonly%20known%20as%20Y2K)%20%20%20Microsoft%20Windows%20operating%20system%20becomes%20virtually%20ubiquitous%20on%20%20%20IBM... 1990s.
• %20%20%20Martin%20%5CYouth%5C%20Glover%20(born%20December%2023%2C%201960)%20is%20an%20influential%20record%20producer%20and%20a%20founding%20member%20and%20bassist%20of%20the%20UK%20band%20Killing%20Joke.%20... Youth
• %20%20%20Norman%20Whitfield%20(born%20in%201943)%20was%20a%20songwriter%20and%20producer%20for%20Berry%20Gordy%5Cs%20Motown%20label%20during%20the%201960s.%20... Norman Whitfield, one of the architects of the %20%20%20Motown%2C%20also%20known%20as%20Tamla-Motown%20outside%20the%20U.... Motown Sound and producer of the label's most successful single of the %20%20%20Centuries%3A%2019th%20century%20-%2020th%20century%20-%2021st%20century%20Decades%3A%201900s%201910s%201920s%201930s%201940s%201950s%20-%201960s%20-%201970s%201980s%201990s%202000s%202010s%20Years%3A%201960%201961%201962%201963%201964%201965%201966%201967%201968%201969%20%20%20%20Events%20and%20trends%20The%201960s%20was%20a%20turbulent%20decade%20of%20change%20around%20the%20world.%20... 1960s (%20%20%20Marvin%20Gaye%20(April%202%2C%201939%20-%20April%201%2C%201984)%20was%20an%20African%20American%20pop%2C%20soul%20and%20R%26amp%3BB%20singer%20who%20gained%20international%20fame%20during%20the%201960s%20and%201970s.%20... Marvin Gaye's "%20%20%5CI%20Heard%20It%20Through%20the%20Grapevine%5C%20is%20the%20name%20of%20an%20R%26amp%3BB%2Fsoul%20song%20that%20resulted%20in%20two%20succesful%20singles%20released%20by%20the%20Motown%20label%3A%20a%201967%20US%20%232%20hit%20by%20Gladys%20Knight%20%26amp%3B%20The%20Pips%20and%20a%201968%20US%20%231%20hit%20by%20Marvin%20Gaye.%20... I Heard It Through the Grapevine"); later noted for his "psychedelic soul" and %20%20%20%20%20%5CDiscoth%26%23232%3Bque%5C%20redirects%20here.%20... disco records with %20%20%20%20The%20%5CClassic%205%5C%20lineup%20of%20the%20Temptations%2C%20circa%201965.%20... The Temptations, %20%20%20The%20Undisputed%20Truth%20was%20a%20%20%201970s%20%20%20Motown%20recording%20act%2C%20assembled%20by%20%20%20record%20producer%20%20%20Norman%20Whitfield%20as%20a%20means%20for%20being%20able%20to%20experiment%20with%20his%20psychedelic%20soul%20production%20techniques.%20... The Undisputed Truth, and %20%20%20Rose%20Royce%20was%20a%20soul%20and%20disco%20band%2C%20most%20noted%20for%20their%20work%20with%20Motown%20producer%20Norman%20Whitfield.%20... Rose Royce.
• %20%20%20Bob%20Rock%20began%20as%20a%20guitarist%20and%20co-founder%20of%20the%20%20%20Payola%24.%20He%20wanted%20to%20be%20a%20rock%20star%2C%20but%20that%20dream%20took%20him%20into%20a%20new%20realm%20of%20possibility%3A%20He%20became%20Canada%5Cs%20most%20sought%20after%20%20%20sound%20engineer%20and%20%20%20record%20producer.%20... Bob Rock Brought non-mainstream music into the mainstream with bands like Metallica, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue.

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