He has produced countless R&B hits over the past 30 years, by artists including Boyz II Men, Mary J Blige, Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Pink, Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey. Kenneth Brian Edmonds, known as Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer.ĭuring his career, he has written and produced over 26 number-one R&B hits in the US, and has won 11 Grammy Awards. He has also worked with artists such as Guns N' Roses, The Cars, Foreigner, Dusty Springfield, The Darkness, The Smashing Pumpkins and Journey. He soon began a working relationship for five albums, and produced a song you may have heard called 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. On February 3, 1967, Meek killed his landlady Violet Shenton and then shot himself.īaker co-founded Neptune (part of Trident Studios), and then met the rock band Queen. He lived a turbulent life, falling into debt and depression. His singles included 'Johnny Remember Me', 'Have I the Right?' and 'Telstar' by The Tornados. Joe Meek was one of the most influential producers of the 1960s, pioneering experimental pop music, overdubbing, sampling and reverb. In 1983, he recorded with George Michael, with the most famous outtake being a rare early version of 'Careless Whisper'. He even coined the term 'rhythm and blues', and signed or produced the likes of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Wilson Pickett, Dire Straits, Dusty Springfield and Bob Dylan. Jerry Wexler was one of the main record industry personalities from the 1950s to the 1980s.

He launched Elvis's career in 1954, and helped break down racial barriers in the music industry. He was the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio, in Memphis, Tennessee, and it was here that he produced tracks by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Howlin' Wolf.

Sam Phillips played an integral role in the early days of rock and roll back in the 1950s.

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