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Sound Man: A Life Recording Hits with The Rolling Stones, The Who, LedZeppelin, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, The Faces . . .

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by Glyn Johns


  “Get Back”/“Don’t Let Me Down,” 141

  “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” 134

  Let It Be, 140–41, 142–43, 159

  “One After 909,” 129

  “Beauty of Time Is That It’s Snowing (Psychedelic B.B.),” 102–3

  Beck, Jeff, 36, 38, 258, 260, 261, 265

  Belly, 75, 274

  Berline, Byron, 148

  “Best of My Love,” 200

  Between the Buttons (Rolling Stones), 76

  Bill Graham Presents (Graham and Greenfield), 99

  Black and Blue (Rolling Stones), 217–19

  “Black Box” album (Rolling Stones), 213–15

  Blackwell, Chris, 69–71, 74–75

  Blevins, Kenneth, 268

  Blue Slipper (Watson), 270

  Bonham, John, 117

  Bono, 156–57

  Boyd, Pattie, 136–37, 237, 238

  Boz Scaggs & Band, 113

  Brave New World (Steve Miller Band), 132, 134

  Breen, Fran, 269

  Bridges, Jeff, 277

  Bridwell, Ben, 282, 285

  Brigden, Mick, 98, 264, 275

  Bring the Family (Hiatt), 268

  BRIT School for performing arts, 227

  Brown, Joe, 22, 28–29

  Brown, Tommy, 204

  Browne, Jackson, 192, 194, 277

  Bundrick, John “Rabbit,” 224, 232, 235

  Capaldi, Jim, 211

  Capitol Records, 99, 285

  Carter, June, 246

  Cash, Johnny, 245–46, 247

  Cash, Rosanne, 246

  Cash, Steve, 241, 243

  CBS, 14, 113, 167, 252

  Chen, Daphne, 282

  Chess Records, 160

  “Child of the Wild Blue Yonder,” 271

  Children of the Future (Steve Miller Band), 99–103

  Chipman, Lauren, 282

  Chkiantz, George, 203

  Clapton, Eric

  ARMS charity concert, 258, 260, 261, 263, 265

  A-side for Stones single, 149

  in band at Johns’s wedding, 47

  classmates at Kingston Art School, 25

  heroin addiction, 211–12

  sobriety and severed relationships, 239

  with Wolf, 162

  Clapton, Eric, recordings

  “April Fool,” 235–36

  “Cocaine,” 238

  “Lay Down Sally,” 238

  “Layla,” 147

  “May You Never,” 238

  Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, 126

  session work, 160, 235–36, 241, 243

  Slowhand, 237–39

  “Wonderful Tonight,” 237

  The Clash, 252–56, 253

  Clayton, Merry, 148

  Clayton, Sam, 219

  Clouston, George, 41, 44–45, 46, 51

  “Cocaine,” 238

  Cocker, Joe, 163, 184, 185–87, 258, 264

  Colter, Jessi, 241

  Combat Rock (Clash), 254–56, 253

  Compass Point Studios, 74–75

  Condos, Jennifer, 277

  Cooder, Ry, 26, 268, 277

  Coolidge, Rita, 147–48, 186, 192

  Cooper, Ray, 258, 261, 265

  Cordell, Denny, 108, 183–85, 187–88

  Costello, Elvis, 274

  Country Bears, The (Hiatt), 273

  “Country Honk,” 148

  Cox, Terry, 108

  The Cranberries, 188

  Crosby, David, 174, 277

  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 72, 174

  Crosby, Stills & Nash, 273–74, 275

  Crow, Sheryl, 274

  Crowell, Rodney, 246

  Curbishley, Bill, 173, 197

  Daltrey, Roger, 172, 173, 179–80

  Daniels, Charlie, 246

  Davies, Cyril, 25

  Davis, Clive, 167

  Davis, Jesse Ed, 163, 246

  Davis, Tim, 101

  “Dear Mary,” 113

  De Caro, Nick, 246

  Decca Records and Studios, 24–25, 31, 44–45, 49–50

  Déjà Vu (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), 174

  Delaney & Bonnie, 144–45

  Denny, Sandy, 222–23

  “Desperado,” 200

  Desperado (Eagles), 72, 197, 199–200

  Dillon, John, 241, 243

  Dixie Chicken (Little Feat), 218

  Dixon, Sam, 282

  Dodd, Richard, 282

  Donahue, Jerry, 222, 231, 232, 269, 270

  Donahue, Mark, 269

  Donaldson, Pat, 269

  Donegan, Lonnie, 8, 13, 238

  Donelly, Tanya, 75, 274

  “Don’t Let Me Down,” 141

  Dorfman, Stanley, 261

  Dowd, Tom, 168

  Dunbar, John, 127

  Dylan, Bob, 30, 154–57

  The Eagles

  discontent and rifts within, 199, 200–202

  Frey, Glenn, 190, 192, 199, 200, 201

  under Geffen’s management, 189–92, 194–96, 197, 200

  Henley, Don, 190, 192, 199, 201

  Leadon, Bernie, 190–91, 192, 194–95

  Meisner, Randy, 190, 200

  The Eagles recordings

  “Best of My Love,” 200

  Desperado, 72, 197, 199–200

  The Eagles, 191–96, 193

  “Most of Us Are Sad,” 191

  “Nightingale,” 194–96

  On the Border, 200–201

  “Outlaw Man,” 200

  “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” 192

  “Take It Easy,” 192

  “Tequila Sunrise,” 200

  “Witchy Woman,” 192

  The Easybeats, 95

  Elektra Records and Studios, 144–45, 197, 198, 200

  The End, 59–63

  Entwistle, John, 173, 228

  Evans, Mal, 121, 123

  Exile on Main St. (Rolling Stones), 214

  The Faces, 206–8

  Fairport Convention, 222–23

  Faithfull, Marianne, 51, 96

  Fame, Georgie, 45–48, 232

  Fariña, Mimi, 152–53

  Felder, Don, 201–2

  Felder, Nora, 273

  Flamingo Club, 45, 46–47

  Flying Burrito Brothers, 190–91

  “Fool to Cry,” 218

  Frampton, Peter, 160, 204

  Frey, Glenn, 190, 192, 199, 200, 201

  “Friday on My Mind,” 95–97

  Fury, Billy, 22, 46

  Gallagher, Benny, 207, 226

  Garcia, Jerry, 98

  Garofalo, Bryan, 232

  Gayden, Mac, 271–73

  Geffen, David, 189, 191, 194–98, 200

  George, Lowell, 218

  Georgiades, Michael, 236

  Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, 45–47

  “Get Back,” 141

  Getty, Paul, Jr., 104, 105–7

  Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! (Rolling Stones), 72, 73, 163

  Gilbert, John, 108

  “Gimme Shelter,” 148

  Gimme Shelter documentary, 163–65

  Gnawa tribe, 104–7

  Godard, Jean-Luc, 165–66

  Golding, Colin, 11–12, 25, 32

  Good, Jack, 21–22, 24–25

  Gordon, Jim, 147–48

  Gordy, Emory, 246

  Gorfain, Eric, 282

  Gorman, Tim, 246

  Gradney, Kenny, 219

  Graham, Bill, 98–99, 155, 258, 263–64, 275

  Grant, Keith, 52, 166, 184

  Grech, Rick, 211

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nbsp; Green, Derek, 224–27, 231, 241, 242

  Green, Paddy Grafton, 261

  Greenfield, Robert, 99

  Griffith, Nanci, 269

  Guest, Reg, 25

  Gunnell, Rik and John, 45

  Hallyday, Johnny, 204

  Halverson, Bill, 195

  Harries, Dave, 127–28

  Harris, Emmylou, 244, 246–47, 274, 277

  Harris, Linda, 274

  Harrison, George, 121

  Delaney & Bonnie album and tour, 145

  drug bust, 136–37

  opinion of Led Zeppelin, 116

  Preston album, 134, 159

  Savile Row studio design, 127

  session work with Russell, 184

  “Something in the Way She Moves,” 130

  Traveling Wilburys, 155

  Hart, Charlie, 207

  Harvest (Young), 174

  Hatch, Tony, 29

  Hawkins, George, 270

  Hay, Colin, 277

  Hayward, Richie, 218–19, 270

  Hazlewood, Lee, 144

  Helm, Levon, 71–72, 244, 246, 247

  Hendrix, Jimi, 132–34

  Henley, Don, 190, 192, 199, 201, 277

  Hiatt, John, 268–73

  Hillman, Chris, 277

  Hinkley, Tim, 231, 241

  Hirsch, Larry, 268

  Holroyd, Steve “Idle Toad,” 274

  Holzman, Jac, 144–45, 197–98

  “Honky Tonk Women,” 149

  Hooker, James, 268, 269

  Hopkins, Nicky, 25–26, 39

  “How Come,” 207, 259

  Humble Pie, 160, 204–6

  IBC Studios

  engineering talent at, 15–18

  mobile recording unit, 16–17

  preeminence as independent studio, 12, 15

  variety of work, 14, 20, 28

  IBC Studios, Johns’s work at

  departure from company, 50

  first engineering sessions, 27–29

  freelance engineer arrangement, 51

  producer arrangement, 41

  Sunday sessions, 24–26

  trainee position, 12–14

  “If You Wanna Get to Heaven,” 150

  “I’ll Follow the Sun,” 49–50

  Immediate Records, 26, 50, 57, 65–66

  Island Records, 47, 69, 70, 75, 188

  “Itchycoo Park,” 203–4

  “It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll (But I Like It),” 211

  “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” 134

  “Jackie Blue,” 151

  Jagger, Mick, 40, 54, 96

  appeals to Johns to return to Stones, 213–15, 217

  Jamming with Edward, 26

  leadership of Stones, 55, 82

  in mixing and production process, 72, 81, 82, 83, 213, 214–15, 220

  on-stage light show, 126

  opinion of Led Zeppelin, 116

  at police presence during concert in Germany, 90–91

  during police visit to studio, 76–80

  refusal to record with Dylan, 154–55

  songwriting, 81, 83, 220–21

  Stargroves home studio, 179–80

  wedding, 180–81

  Jamming with Edward (Rolling Stones), 26

  Jansch, Bert, 108

  Jeffery, Mike, 133–34

  Jennings, Waylon, 241, 243

  Joan Armatrading, 231–32

  Joe Cocker Album, 184

  Joe Satriani, 274–75

  Johns, Andy, 181, 214, 239, 274

  Johns, Ethan, 98, 270–71, 273–74, 277, 279–80

  Johns, Glyn

  abstention from drugs, 114, 136

  airport drug search, 135–37

  bands and instruments, 6, 7–8, 9–10, 11, 25

  book idea, 275

  business in America, 109–11, 267

  first engineering work, 12–14, 24–26, 27–29

  first production job, 102–3

  freelance engineering arrangement, 51, 56–57

  home and residential studio, 267

  marriages and children, 75, 209, 228. See also Johns, Ethan

  musical composition, 10

  musical influences and interests, 4, 5, 6–7, 8, 9, 11

  outdated sound, 169, 266, 274, 280

  smoking habit, 223–24

  stereo drum recording technique, 117–18

  studio discipline, 200, 238

  threat of bodily harm to, 66–68

  vocalist career, 1–3, 5, 14, 24–25, 49–50, 60–63

  Johns, Glyn, photos of

  with A&M executives, 146

  ARMS charity concert, 258, 265

  Ashes & Fire session, 281

  Band of Horses session, 282

  with Beatles, 121, 138

  with Eagles, 202

  Faithfull session, 96

  at IBC Studios, xviii, 19

  with Jagger, 54, 96

  magazine cover, 62

  with McCartney, 96

  with Miller, 221

  with Oldham, 57

  with Small Faces, 205

  Sonoplay single, 62

  Stones’ Madison Square Garden concert, 73

  with Tench and Was, 284

  White Mansions session, 243

  with Bill Wyman, 58, 221

  with Steve Wyman, 92

  Johnson, Terry, 18–20, 21–22, 24, 25, 49, 96

  Jones, Brian

  airport drug search, 84–86

  in British rhythm and blues movement, 25

  death, 151

  drug addiction and related problems, 86, 106

  founding and leadership of Stones, 32, 43, 55

  Johns’s “Lady Jane” cover, 60

  in Morocco to record Gnawa tribe, 104–7

  movie music composition, 97

  musicianship, 44, 80–81

  Jones, John Paul, 115–16

  Jones, Kenney, 206, 207–8, 211, 231, 261, 265

  Jones, Mick, 204, 252–54, 255, 256

  Jones, Norah, 280, 281

  Kaplan, Keryn, 275

  Karstein, Jimmy, 211

  Kaye, Chuck, 225, 230–31

  Keltner, Jim, 268

  Kemper, David, 232

  Kennerley, Paul, 240–42, 243, 244–48

  Keylock, Tom, 84, 85–86, 93

  The Kinks, 46

  Klein, Allen, 131, 141–42, 143, 213

  Korner, Alexis, 25

  Kornspan, Harvey, 99–100, 101

  Kramer, Eddie, 83, 186

  “Lady Jane,” 60–63

  Lambert, Kit, 172–73

  Lambert and Nuttycombe, 159

  Landau, Michael, 270

  Landreth, Sonny, 268

  Lane, Ronnie, 205

  A&M contract, 259

  collapse during concert, 65

  death, 265

  Faces, 206–7

  frankness, 65

  “How Come,” 207, 259

  Mahoney’s Estate movie soundtrack, 192

  mobile recording unit, 211, 259

  multiple sclerosis and ARMS charity, 258, 260, 262, 264–65, 265

  Rough Mix, 233–34, 235

  sheep farm, 259

  Slim Chance, 207

  songwriting, 203

  “Last Time, The,” 81

  “Lay Down Sally,” 238

  “Layla,” 147

  “Lazy Sunday,” 203

  Leadon, Bernie

  The Eagles, 190–91, 192, 194–95

  home studio and recording with Georgiades, 236

  session work, 232, 241, 243, 246, 268,
269, 270

  Walecki benefit concert, 276–77

  “Witchy Woman,” 192

  Led Zeppelin, 115–17, 169

  Lee, Albert, 246, 277

  Legend of Jesse James, The (Kennerley), 244–48

  Lennon, John, 121

  “Across the Universe” vocals, 142–43

  choice of Beatles manager, 130, 141

  Let It Be production credit and tapes, 140

  LSD-induced amusement, 126–27

  negativity during “primal scream” period, 215–16

  Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, 125

  songwriting collaboration with McCartney, 130

  Yoko and, 122–23, 127, 215–16

  Leon Russell, 185

  Let It Be (Beatles), 140–41, 142–43, 159

  Let It Bleed (Rolling Stones), 134, 148–49

  “Let’s Spend the Night Together,” 76–80

  Levitan, Ken, 269, 273

  Levy, Marcy, 238

  Lifehouse (Who), 172, 173

  Lindsay-Hogg, Michael, 122, 125, 142

  Little Feat, 218–19

  “Little Red Rooster,” 162

  “Living in the U.S.A.,” 113

  London Bach Choir, 149

  London Symphony Orchestra, 174–75

  “Love and Affection,” 231

  Low, Andy Fairweather, 48, 224, 258, 260, 265, 268, 277

  Lowe, Nick, 268

  Lukather, Steve, 270

  Lundström, Astrid, 63, 95

  Lyle, Graham, 207, 226

  MacColl, Neill, 269

  Mad Dogs & Englishmen (Cocker), 163, 187

  “Maggie May,” 207

  “Man Needs a Maid, A,” 174–75

  Mardas, Yanni Alexis, 126–28

  “Marjorine,” 184

  Markee, Dave, 231, 235, 241, 243

  Marquee Club, 176–78

  Marriott, Steve, 160, 203, 204, 205

  Martin, George, 123, 127–29, 140, 143

  Martyn, John, 238

  “Mary Ann,” 50

  Mattacks, Dave, 222, 231

  Mayhew, Rob, 10, 11–12, 24

  Maysles, Albert and David, 163–65

  “May You Never,” 238

  McCarroll, Dan, 285

  McCartney, Paul, 96

  choice of Beatles manager, 141–42

  live-audience album project, 120, 121, 123, 125

  “My Dark Hour,” 134

  Red Rose Speedway (Paul McCartney and Wings), 192

  refusal to record with Dylan, 154–55

  songwriting collaboration with Lennon, 130

  McGuinn, Roger, 277–78

  McGuinness Flint, 226

  McLagan, Ian “Mac,” 39, 155, 205, 206, 208

  McLaughlin, Johnny, 47

  McShee, Jacqui, 108

  Meehan, Tony, 49, 60

  Meek, Joe, 17–18

  Meisner, Randy, 190, 200, 277

  Mike Sammes Singers, 49

  Miller, Jimmy, 81, 82, 83, 149, 221

  Miller, Steve, 134–35, 275. See also Steve Miller Band

  Mitchell, Joni, 196–98

 

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