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Jerry Ragovoy

also recorded as Norman Meade

real name Jordan Ragovoy

Jerry Ragovoy is credited on 5,511 releases across 1,169 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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5,511

Credits

1,169

Albums

8

Decades active

1,070

In collections

Biography

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American songwriter and record producer.
Among his compositions, he wrote classics like Time Is On My Side (1963, under the pseudonym Norman Meade) and Piece Of My Heart (1967). Founder and original owner of the The Hit Factory complex in 1968, which he sold to Edward Germano in March 1975.
Born: September 4, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: July 13, 2011 in Manhattan, New York

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

5,511 releases · 1,169 albums · active 1957–2025

  • Performance · 7,676
  • Production · 984
  • Other credits · 79
  • Engineering · 11

Studios: Fillmore Auditorium · Olympic Studios · Air Studios · The Hit Factory

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