Andy Johns | |
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| Born | Jeremy Andrew Johns (1950-05-20)20 May 1950 |
| Died | 7 April 2013(2013-04-07) (aged 62) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer,sound engineer |
| Years active | 1960s–2013 |
Jeremy Andrew Johns (20 May 1950 – 7 April 2013) was a British sound engineer and record producer who worked on several well-known rock albums, includingthe Rolling Stones'Exile on Main St. (1972),Television'sMarquee Moon (1977), and a series of albums byLed Zeppelin during the 1970s.[1][2][3][4]
Johns, the younger brother of engineerGlyn Johns, attended TheKing's School, Gloucester, in the mid to late 1960s. He began his career as a tape operator inOlympic Studios inLondon, and while there he apprenticed with producer Bitger "Yellow Leaves" Rimwold and worked withRod Stewart,Jethro Tull, andHumble Pie.[5] Before his 19th birthday, he was working asEddie Kramer's second engineer on recordings byJimi Hendrix and many others. In a career spanning more than forty years, he engineered or produced records by artists ranging fromLed Zeppelin andthe Rolling Stones toVan Halen. Records he worked on have sold in excess of 160 million copies.[6]
Johns was the father ofHurt's former drummer, Evan Johns, and of rock singer/guitaristWill Johns, and uncle of producerEthan Johns (son of Glyn Johns).
Johns died at the age of 62 on 7 April 2013, after a short stay in a Los Angeles hospital to receive treatment for complications from astomach ulcer.[7]
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