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Gary Paxton

real name Larry Wayne Stevens

United States · 1939-05-18 – 2016-07-17

Gary Paxton is credited on 1,517 releases across 427 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,517

Credits

427

Albums

8

Decades active

149

In collections

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Gary S.[Sanford] Paxton (born May 18, 1939, Coffeyville, Kansas, USA – died July 16, 2016, Branson, Missouri, USA) was an American record producer, singer/songwriter, arranger, record label founder and publisher. Paxton made it very clear that his name is Gary S. Paxton, not "Gary Paxton". Best known for his legendary role for Monster Mash
By 1967 he had moved from Hollywood to Bakersfield, California where he founded Bakersfield International Records, focusing on the Honky-Tonk inspired "Bakersfield Sound" genre of country and western music.
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1,517 releases · 427 albums · active 1958–2025

  • Performance · 1,714
  • Production · 509
  • Engineering · 99
  • Other credits · 62
  • Mastering · 10

Studios: Columbia Studios, Hollywood · G.S.P. Studios · Sound Stage Studios · Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville

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