Bill Traut
William Raymond Traut (March 20, 1929 – June 5, 2014) was an American
Siegel-Schwall Band, and Styx
, among others.
Biography
Traut began his career in music as a
Dunwich Productions, named for the setting of the H. P. Lovecraft story "The Dunwich Horror". They approached Nesuhi Ertegun at Atlantic, who allowed Traut and Badonsky to produce Higgins' 1965 album Soulero.[2][3] Traut also wrote the tune "Shelley's World", recorded by Oscar Peterson.[4]
Traut and Badonsky then discovered Chicago teen band
Siegel-Schwall Band.[2]
In 1971 Traut established the Wooden Nickel record label with Jim Golden and Jerry Weintraub, signing the Siegel-Schwall Band, and TW4, who later became Styx. In the late 1970s he moved permanently to Los Angeles, and for a period managed the Impressions.[2] He also worked with leading jazz musicians including Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Kurt Elling, and Tony Williams. In the 1980s, he became chief executive of jazz fusion label Headfirst Records.[1]
Traut died in California in 2014, aged 85.[6]
References
- ^ a b Bill Traut, Classic Garage Rock Library. Retrieved 11 August 2017
- ^ a b c Mike Callahan, David Edwards, and Patrice Eyries, "Dunwich Album Discography", BSNPubs.com, 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2017
- ^ The Eddie Higgins Trio, Soulero, at Discogs.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017
- ^ Oscar Peterson, Blues Etude, at Allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017
- ^ Maureen O'Donnell, "George Badonsky, 78; restaurateur ‘was ahead of his time’", Chicago Sun Times, June 24, 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017
- ^ Jeff Tamarkin, "Bill Traut, Chicago Record Man, Dies at 85", Jazz Times, 25 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2017
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