Tom Dowd

Tom Dowd (October 20, 1925 - October 27, 2002) was a famous and influential American recording engineer and producer.

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October 20 - 1925 - October 27 - 2002 - American - Recording engineer - Producer

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As a young man, his talent for math and physics led him to work on the Manhattan Project at Columbia during World War II. He would later work with nuclear testing in Bikini Atoll. Once discharged from the Army, he began to apply his background in science to music.

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Manhattan Project - Columbia - World War II

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Dowd began his career as an engineer recording jazz records in New York. He then joined Atlantic Records and recorded seminal works by Ray Charles, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman. Later in the 1960s he would record for Aretha Franklin, Cream and the Allman Brothers. He was closely involved in the recording of Eric Clapton's magnum opus, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. In the 1970s, he worked on albums by Rod Stewart and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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Jazz - New York - Atlantic Records - Ray Charles - John Coltrane - Ornette Coleman - 1960s - Aretha Franklin - Cream - Allman Brothers - Eric Clapton - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - 1970s - Rod Stewart - Lynyrd Skynyrd

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He is credited as the engineer who popularized the eight-track recording system for commercial music. He also devised various methods for altering sound in post-recording phase.

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He received a Grammy Trustees Award for his lifetime achievements in February, 2002.

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Grammy Trustees Award - 2002

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