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Record producer who worked with legendary rock bands dies at 87

D.Nguyen34 min ago
Record producer Shel Talmy, who worked with such legendary bands as The Who and The Kinks on some of their most famous hits, died on Wednesday. He was 87.

Talmy died from complications due to a stroke, according to Rolling Stone.

Born in Chicago in 1937, Talmy started his career at Hollywood's Conway Studios, producing early pop and R&B songs. He moved to London in 1962 to work at Decca Records.

While there he met the up-and-coming group The Kinks and produced their hit single, "You Really Got Me" in 1964.

He also produced such beloved Kinks songs as "Sunny Afternoon," "Tired of Waiting for You," "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" and "All Day and All of the Night."

He also worked with The Who early in its career and produced its first single, "I Can't Explain," as well as the signature song "My Generation."

Other artists Talmy worked for include David Bowie, Manfred Mann, The Easybeats, and The Small Faces. He also hired Jimmy Page to be a studio musician before the guitarist joined the Yardbirds and later formed Led Zeppelin.

"Even the briefest survey of the most essential pop and rock recordings of the 1960s would need to include something Shel produced," said Talmy's archivist Alec Palao in a statement to the Guardian. "That in itself is an incredibly meaningful legacy ... Talmy was truly a one-off."

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