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Tom Dowd

1925 - 2002

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Thomas John Dowd (October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multitrack recording method. Dowd worked on a veritable "who's who" of recordings that encompassed blues, jazz, pop, rock, and soul records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Dowd is the 360th most popular engineer (down from 350th in 2024), the 12,324th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,028th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Tom Dowd ranks 360 out of 389. Before him are Vladimir Barmin, Ivan Artobolevsky, John Lombe, Kevin Warwick, Robert R. Gilruth, and Nicholas Tombazis. After him are Otmar Szafnauer, Robert Zubrin, David S. Johnson, Tom Kilburn, Pat Fry, and Mike Gascoyne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Tom Dowd ranks 512. Before him are June Christy, James Moody, Bob Tinning, Jay Chamberlain, Robert Cormier, and Cara Williams. After him are Frank Borghi, George MacDonald Fraser, Tage Henriksen, Morgan Woodward, William Steinkraus, and Albert Paulsen. Among people deceased in 2002, Tom Dowd ranks 334. Before him are Adele Jergens, Kees Mijnders, Dave Williams, Walter Lord, Ted Demme, and Harry Hay. After him are Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Jerry Heidenreich, Jam Master Jay, Nasir Hussain, Rusty Wailes, and Shirley Scott.

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Among ENGINEERS In United States

Among engineers born in United States, Tom Dowd ranks 43. Before him are Gordon Bell (1934), Beatrice Hicks (1919), Hugh Latimer Dryden (1898), T. Keith Glennan (1905), Chuck Peddle (1937), and Robert R. Gilruth (1913). After him are Robert Zubrin (1952), David S. Johnson (1945), John Houbolt (1919), Douglas H. Wheelock (1960), Henry M. Morris (1918), and Ted Jensen (1954).

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