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Dick Heard

aka Richard Heard

real name Richard Martin Heard

Dick Heard is credited on 594 releases across 194 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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594

Credits

194

Albums

7

Decades active

125

In collections

Biography

American Country music producer and songwriter,
Co-wrote tunes with Elvis Presley and Eddie Rabbitt.
Also as president of Records in Nashville, he was instrumental in the careers of Freddy Fender, Jimmy Dean, Ronnie McDowell and Johnny Lee.
Born: 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Dead: September 8, 1998 in Columbia, Tennessee

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

594 releases · 194 albums · active 1961–2025

  • Performance · 517
  • Production · 177
  • Other credits · 11
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Woodland Studios · Quadrafonic Sound Studios · Ardent Studios · Onyx Studios, Memphis

Discography

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