Performance · Production

Kelly Gordon

Kelly Gordon is credited on 1,210 releases across 213 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

View as artist →

Start your shelf →Open in app

1,210

Pressings credited

213

Albums

7

Decades active

278

In collections

Biography

Kelly Gordon (November 19, 1932 – August 1, 1981) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. His input on Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe" catapulted the song to fame and led to a collaboration and lasting friendship. He also co‑wrote the hit song "That's Life" with Dean Kay.

Bio from Wikipedia

Credited work

1,210 releases · 213 albums · active 1962–2026

  • Performance · 823
  • Production · 439
  • Other credits · 27

Studios: Apollo Theater-New York City · Power Station · Can-Am Recorders · The Playboy Penthouse, Hollywood, Cal.

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

Around the web

See who really made the music.

Gatefold maps every producer, engineer, and player across your shelf — the credits no one else surfaces.

Start your shelf →

Free forever. Works with 10 records or 10,000.