John Burgess (record producer)
John Burgess | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | John Edward Burgess |
Born | London, England | 8 March 1932
Died | 13 March 2014 | (aged 82)
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer |
John Edward Burgess (8 March 1932 – 13 March 2014)
Career
1950s
Born in London, Burgess started working in the promotion and publicity section of EMI in 1951.[2] When the company took over Capitol Records, he was responsible for promoting its artists including Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Dean Martin.[3] By the mid-1950s, he had become assistant to record producer Norman Newell.[4]
In 1959, as Newell was unavailable for the
1960s
He produced many of the recordings by the John Barry Seven, including their hit single "The James Bond Theme" in 1962.[5]
From 1963, Burgess produced a series of UK hits by
In 1965, together with George Martin and Ron Richards of EMI, and Peter Sullivan of Decca, he helped set up Associated Independent Recording (AIR), one of the earliest independent record production companies.[13]
1970s
From 1969, he was the managing director of AIR Studios in London, and, in 1979, became the managing director of AIR Studios in Montserrat, in the West Indies.[2]
Death
Burgess died in March 2014, aged 82.[1][14]
References
- ^ a b England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2017, Ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2019
- ^ a b c Andy Gregory (ed.), The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002, p.71
- ^ Neville Farmer, "A New Era at AIR", Billboard, 6 March 1993, pp.A3-A10
- ^ Gordon Thompson, Please Please Me: Sixties British Pop, Inside Out, Oxford University Press, 2008, p.54
- ^ a b Geoff Leonard and Pete Walker, "Adam Faith - a biography", JohnBarry.org.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2019
- ^ "Record-Breakers and Trivia". EveryHit.com. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- Nielsen Company. 10 April 1965. p. 26. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "John Burgess", Every UK Number 1. Retrieved 28 April 2019
- ^ Sam Leighty, "Manfred Mann", Perfect Sound Forever, April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2019
- ^ "The High Numbers Turned Down By EMI!", Real Rock and Blues. Retrieved 28 April 2019
- ^ John Burgess, Credits, Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019
- ^ John Burgess, 45cat.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019
- ^ "4 Top British A&R Men Form Production Concern", Billboard, 4 September 1965, p.18
- ^ Letter by Barry Noble, Tales from the Woods #78, April 2014, p.35