Russ Titelman

Russ Titelman (born 16 August 1944, Los Angeles, California [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fzfrxqqgld6e All Music Guide] ] ) is an American record producer and songwriter. He has to date won three Grammy Awards. He earned his first producing the Steve Winwood song "Higher Love", and his second and third for Eric Clapton's "Journeyman" and "Unplugged" albums.

Biography

Beginning his career in the 1960s, he has worked with notable musicians such as The Monkees, George Harrison, Bee Gees, Little Feat, Meat Loaf, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, The Allman Brothers Band, James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Chaka Khan, Ry Cooder, Randy Newman, Gordon Lightfoot, Eric Clapton and Gerry Goffin. After having worked for Warner Bros. Records for 20 years, Titelman has been an independent producer since 1997.

Recently Titelman started his independent music label Walking Liberty Records in New York. One of his first productions for the label was the debut album by the Oklahoma based singer-songwriter Jared Tyler. Released in 2005, "Blue Alleluia" included guest appearances from Emmylou Harris, Mac McAnally and Mary Kay Place.

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External links

* [http://songwriter101.com/advisor/605_0_8_0_C/ Songwriter101.com]