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Terry Melcher

1942 - 2004

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Terrence Paul Melcher (né Jorden; February 8, 1942 – November 19, 2004) was an American record producer, singer, and songwriter who was instrumental in shaping the mid-to-late 1960s California Sound and folk rock movements. His best-known contributions were producing the Byrds' first two albums Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) and Turn! Turn! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terry Melcher is the 1,389th most popular musician (down from 1,274th in 2019), the 7,231st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,279th in 2019) and the 512th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Terry Melcher ranks 1,389 out of 3,175. Before him are Buffy Sainte-Marie, Christian Ferdinand Abel, George Jones, Bobby Keys, Ola Brunkert, and Paul Butterfield. After him are John Myung, Jay Chou, Fats Navarro, Bob Rock, Andrew Davis, and Frank Thomas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Terry Melcher ranks 447. Before him are Michael Mann, Kazimierz Barburski, Werner Teske, Ingrid Becker, Rildo da Costa Menezes, and Paul Butterfield. After him are Mamoni Raisom Goswami, Richard O'Brien, Driss Bamous, Vladimir Yermoshin, Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, and Terenci Moix. Among people deceased in 2004, Terry Melcher ranks 223. Before him are Tini Wagner, Natalya Baranskaya, Alicia Markova, Abdul Rahman Munif, Skeeter Davis, and José Luis Cuciuffo. After him are André Hazes, Frank Thomas, Lennox Miller, Luis E. Miramontes, Adolf Ehrnrooth, and Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Melcher ranks 7,233 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry B. Walthall (1878), Teri Weigel (1962), Annette Rogers (1913), Michael Chapman (1935), Talisa Soto (1967), and William Stokoe (1919). After him are Gabrielle Carteris (1961), Christina Maslach (1946), Ernie Lively (1947), David L. Rabinowitz (1960), Pam Dawber (1951), and Irene Guest (1900).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Terry Melcher ranks 512. Before him are Ralph Towner (1940), Renée Fleming (1959), Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941), George Jones (1931), Bobby Keys (1943), and Paul Butterfield (1942). After him are John Myung (1967), Fats Navarro (1923), Frank Thomas (1912), Steve Aoki (1977), Jack Irons (1962), and Taylor Hawkins (1972).

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