Richard Landis
Richard Landis | |
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Born | February 18, 1946 |
Died | May 16, 2023 adult contemporary | (aged 77)
Occupation(s) | Record producer, recording engineer, singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1967–2023 |
Richard Landis (February 18, 1946 – May 16, 2023) was an American record producer and musician. He had over 40 years of professional credits and chart success including a share of the 1994
Landis had production tenure with several acclaimed labels including
History
Richard Landis attended
In 1970, Richard Landis formed an acoustic blues band with Spencer Davis and Peter Jameson.[4][5] They released It's Been So Long on Mediarts and the band toured with POCO in 1971.[6] It's Been So Long was produced by Jay Sentor who spotted Landis' talent and announced his plans to produce a Landis album. He said in a Billboard article that he "planned to cut that heavy piano player in the Davis & Jameson group as a solo performer, backed by a nine-piece band."[7]
In 1972, Richard Landis released his solo album Natural Causes
In 1978, Richard Landis was named West Coast director, talent acquisition for
In 1981, Richard Landis began producing music for Juice Newton. They released her multi-platinum album, Juice which charted two #1 singles and one #2. In an interview Juice Newton cited her lucky break as being the day she met Richard Landis: "I believe that hooking up with Richard Landis who produced those first big hits on the Juice LP (Queen of Hearts, Angel in the Morning) was my lucky break."[14] That same year, he produced Red Rider's classic rock hit "Lunatic Fringe."
While living in Los Angeles, Landis owned and operated a recording studio called The Grey Room, in his house, where artists such as Vince Gill, Tori Amos, Joan Armatrading, Tina Turner, and The Smithereens recorded and mixed their albums. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, there was a battle between the legitimate studio owners in LA, who had to pay all the overheads a business incurs, and the new breed of high-end home studios. They came after Landis and shut him down.[citation needed] So he made a deal with Jim David (Hal David's son) and built a duplicate of the Grey Room in a space in Jim David's One on One studios in North Hollywood. In 2012, it became 17 Hertz.
In 1992, Richard Landis was the VP of A&R for BNA Records. Lorrie Morgan left RCA Records and joined BNA to remain with Landis.[15] Landis left his position with BNA in 1993 but continued to produce for the label on an independent basis, continuing his affiliation as a consultant.[16]
In May 1994, Landis produced Lorrie Morgan's top 10 album,
From 1993 to 2000, Landis and James Stroud co-owned a major recording studio in Nashville called Loud Recording, as well as an overdub and mixing suite next door called Too Loud.
In 2010, Landis was nominated for the CMAA Album of the Year for production of Adam Brand's Hell of a Ride, an album which peaked at #19 on the ARIA Charts.[20]
Landis died on May 16, 2023, at the age of 77.[21][22]
Discography
References
- ^ Nashville Skyline Archived 2011-11-02 at the Wayback Machine Mixonline, September 1, 2007 Rick Clark
- ^ The High School of Music & Art, class of 1962 Tree52.com
- ^ Billboard, June 26, 1971, page 4, "General News" "Studio Track" Bob Glassenberg
- ^ "Spencer Davis Bio". Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ "Spencer Davis Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Billboard, January 30, 1971, page 25, "POCO Spencer Davis & Peter Jameson" Alan Karp
- ^ Billboard, March 20, 1971, page 4, "General News" "Studio Track" Claude Hall
- ^ "Natural Causes by Richard Landis | Full Album Song Listings". Vh1.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Richard Landis Songs • Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Billboard, February 5, 1972, page 47, "Special Merit Picks" Natural Causes staff review
- ^ Billboard, March 24, 1973, page 73 "Pop Picks" "also recommended" consensus panel
- ^ "Blue Desert". Bluedesert.dk. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Billboard, February 4, 1978 "General News" section, "Executive Turntable"
- ^ Juice Newton "The Queen of Hearts Revealed" Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Review Magazine
- ^ Billboard, August 1, 1992, page 25, "Hills Alive With Sound Of Country Music" Edward Morris
- ^ Billboard, March 13, 1993, page 134 "The Billboard Bulletin" Irv Lichtman
- ^ Country Music: The Encyclopedia, 3rd edition, July 2000, page 325, St. Martins Press, Irwin Stambler & Grelun Landon
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ Billboard, December 24, 1994, page YE-48 "Billboard Spotlight" "Hot Country Singles & Tracks Producers"
- ^ CMAA Country Music Awards finalists announced Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine November 13, 2009, ABCcountry
- ^ Hollabaugh, Lorie (17 May 2023). "Renowned Nashville Music Exec. Richard Landis Passes". Music Row. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Richard Landis". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
External links
- Outlandis Music Group Contact information
- Richard Landis discography at Discogs
- Richard Landis at IMDb