Andy Johns | Rock producer, 62
British record producer and sound engineer Andy Johns, 62, who like his older brother Glyn Johns worked with some of the biggest rock bands of the 1960s and '70s, including the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, has died in Los Angeles.
British record producer and sound engineer Andy Johns, 62, who like his older brother Glyn Johns worked with some of the biggest rock bands of the 1960s and '70s, including the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, has died in Los Angeles.
British newspapers reported that Mr. Johns passed on after suffering from a liver ailment.
Mr. Johns started his career as a tape operator at London's Olympic Studios during a period of exceptional musical ferment.
He later recalled that "in those days, you could go into one studio and Joe Cocker was working, and then you're working with Jimi Hendrix in Studio One, or down the corridor Eric Clapton is doing something."
He worked as an assistant producer with the Rolling Stones during the recording of their landmark 1972 album Exile On Main Street.
He also was involved with two of the band's follow-up albums, Goat's Head Soup and It's Only Rock 'n Roll.
During his career, Mr. Johns also helped capture the studio sound of Free, Jethro Tull, and Humble Pie.
Later in the 1970s, Johns relocated to Los Angeles and became a go-to producer for heavy-metal stalwarts like Van Halen and Cinderella. - L.A. Times