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Bill Putnam

real name Milton Tasker "Bill" Putnam

Bill Putnam is credited on 574 releases across 127 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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574

Credits

127

Albums

8

Decades active

102

In collections

Biography

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Renowned American audio engineer, songwriter, producer, studio designer and businessman who has been described as "the father of modern recording".
Born February 20, 1920 Danville, Illinois Died April 13, 1989 (aged 69).
He was married to songwriter/engineer/tape editor.
He was the inventor of the modern recording console and is recognized as a key figure in the development of the postwar commercial recording industry. The first studio he founded was in Chicago. In 1957 he went to Los Angeles and founded, parent company of the famous. He later purchased next door and merged the two entities, creating the famous.
He charted with a song he and his wife wrote together "Good Morning, Mr. Echo" three times in 1951. It hit #12 by Jane Turzy, then #21 by Georgia Gibbs, and finally #14 by Margaret Whiting.

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Credited work

574 releases · 127 albums · active 1951–2025

  • Engineering · 532
  • Performance · 45
  • Production · 8
  • Other credits · 1

Studios: United Recording Studios · Universal Recording Studio · Capitol Studios, New York City · Capitol Studios

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