- Glyn Johns
Glyn Johns (born
February 15 ,1942 inEpsom ,Surrey ,England ) is a musician, recording engineer andrecord producer .He has worked with such artists as
The Beatles ,The Rolling Stones ,The Who ,Led Zeppelin ,The Eagles ,Eric Clapton ,The Clash ,The Steve Miller Band ,Small Faces , The Ozark Mountain Daredevils,Blue Öyster Cult ,Linda Ronstadt ,Emmylou Harris ,Midnight Oil , New Model Army, Belly,Joe Satriani ,Ronnie Lane ,Gallagher and Lyle ,Georgie Fame , Family, Helen Watson, and many others.After an ill-fated singing career in the 1960s with the band
The Presidents , Johns began working as arecording studio engineer atIBC Studios ,Portland Place ,London . In 1969, Johns was called upon to rescue the troublesome "Get Back" sessions forThe Beatles . Johns compiled several versions of the album, which were all rejected by the band, before the project was eventually turned over to producerPhil Spector . Spector's version became the released album, which was retitled "Let It Be".Johns' subsequent work on the first three albums by the Eagles was fundamental in establishing the group's sound and style.
In 1971, he co-produced
The Who 's "Who's Next ", one of the most celebrated rock albums of all time. The band is also credited as co-producers.Glyn Johns is the father of
Ethan Johns and the older brother ofAndy Johns , both accomplished producers in their own right. Ethan has worked with acts such asRyan Adams and theKings of Leon , and Andy has worked with acts such asThe Rolling Stones ,Led Zeppelin , andJimi Hendrix , either on his own or under the tutelage ofEddie Kramer .Trivia
*He mixed a 5.1 SACD version of the classic
Eric Clapton album "Slowhand " atSphere Studios
*In the movie "Almost Famous ", it is said that the fictitious band Stillwater declined to use Johns as their producer for their song "Fever Dog"External links
* [http://www.danalexanderaudio.com/glynjohns.htm Glyn Johns' famous miking setup for recording engineers]
* [http://www.turnmeondeadman.net/LIB/GlynJohns.html Feature on the Get Back sessions]
* [http://www.audiogalaxy.com/articles?&a=148 Brief bio and photo at audioGalaxy.com]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
