Chips Moman

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Chips Moman
Birth nameLincoln Wayne Moman
Born(1937-06-12)June 12, 1937
LaGrange, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 2016(2016-06-13) (aged 79)
LaGrange, Georgia, U.S.
GenresRecord producer, guitarist, songwriter, recording engineer
Years active1950–2016

Lincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman (June 12, 1937 – June 13, 2016)

B.J. Thomas
.

Music career

Early years

Moman was born in

Los Angeles around 1957 with Johnny Burnette's band and then touring with Gene Vincent. While in Los Angeles, he played guitar on sessions recorded at the Gold Star Studios.[3]

1960s

Returning to Memphis, he began an association with Satellite Records (later

Al Green and drummer Howard Grimes. Leaving Stax in 1964 after a monetary dispute with label founder Jim Stewart, he began operating his own Memphis recording studio, American Sound Studio.[3]

At American Sound, he, along with

Paul Revere and the Raiders), Sandy Posey (notably "Born a Woman" and "Single Girl"), Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett, Herbie Mann, Roy Hamilton, and Petula Clark.[3]
During this period Moman established a songwriting partnership with fellow Memphis producer and songwriter
James Carr. Moman also played guitar on Franklin's recording sessions at the FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals.[3][4]

In the 1960s, Moman worked for

James Carr, Waylon Jennings, and B. J. Thomas, including the Grammy-winning "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song". He was also a session guitarist
for Franklin and other musicians.

1970s

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, American Sound became one of the most successful recording studios in the country, producing more than 120 charting singles by pop, soul, and country artists and at one point contributing over a quarter of the hits on the

Hot 100.[3] Moman produced Elvis Presley's 1969 album, From Elvis in Memphis – described as "arguably [Presley's] best album".[4] The album included hit songs "In the Ghetto", "Suspicious Minds", and "Kentucky Rain".[3] During this time, Moman had a record label American Group Records (AGP), distributed by Amy-Mala-Bell
.

Moman left Memphis in 1971 and briefly operated a studio in

Grammy Award. He also co-wrote "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" for Waylon Jennings, and produced albums by Willie Nelson, Gary Stewart, Tammy Wynette, Ronnie Milsap, and Petula Clark
.

Later years

After a brief return to Memphis in the mid-1980s, during which time his attempt to open a new studio floundered, he settled in LaGrange, Georgia, where he operated another recording studio.[4]

Moman recorded the first demo cut on the song "Always on My Mind". Mark James was working for him as a session musician and Wayne Carson was in the studio recording songs, Carson asking the co-writers to add a bridge to the song that Moman insisted it needed. The musicians felt the song was complete, but Moman refused to record it unless they came up with a bridge on the studio's old piano. The two-line bridge was then added. The song was passed to Elvis via a bodyguard and, consequently, it was not recorded by the studio despite originating in it. However, Moman produced Willie Nelson's version years later. Moman also produced Highwayman, the first studio album released by country supergroup The Highwaymen, comprising Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson. Highwayman, released through Columbia Records in 1985, was the group's first and most successful album.

Death

Moman died on 13 June 2016, the day after his 79th birthday, at a hospice in

lung disease and died of emphysema.[4][7]

References

  1. ^ Williams, Richard (June 15, 2016). "Chips Moman obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Edd Hurt, "Chips Moman: The Cream Interview", Nashville Cream, August 17, 2012 Archived June 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 June 2016
  3. ^ a b c d e f Steve Kurutz. "Chips Moman". AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d "Legendary producer and songwriter Chips Moman dies, aged 79", The Guardian, 15 June 2016
  5. ^ Betts, Stephen L. (June 14, 2016). "Legendary Producer Chips Moman Dead at 79". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "Legendary record producer Chips Moman dies at the age of 79", WMC, June 14, 2016
  7. ^ Grimes, William (June 14, 2016). "Chips Moman, Hit-Making Producer and Songwriter, Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

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