9:30 Coffee Break: Produced by Bob Johnston
by Jill Riley and Sean McPherson
August 17, 2015
On Friday, Aug. 14, record producer Bob Johnston passed away in Nashville, Tenn., at age 83.
After working as a producer and arranger at a handful of smaller studios, Johnston moved to Columbia Records in New York in the 1960s, where he began producing a string of notable and highly influential albums, including works by Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel, and Bob Dylan. Johnston later worked as an independent producer with a number of artists and labels; a select discography is listed on Bob Johnston's Wikipedia page.
So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's remember one of the studio greats. What songs produced by Bob Johnston do you want to hear? Send us your requests.
Songs Played
Bob Dylan "To Be Alone with You"
Simon and Garfunkel "Homeward Bound"
Jimmy Cliff "Wanted Man"
Johnny Cash "A Boy Named Sue" (At San Quentin)
Leonard Cohen "Bird on the Wire"
The Byrds "Old Blue" (Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde)
Bob Dylan "Highway 61 Revisited"
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