Shel Talmy

American record producer, arranger and songwriter.

Born August 11, 1937, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died November 13, 2024 at his home in Los Angeles from complications due to a stroke.

He began his career as a recording engineer at [l265937] in Los Angeles, working closely with engineer [a989064]. In 1962, he moved to the UK and became an independent producer with Decca Records. His production techniques at Pye helped [a94078] to chart success. He also assisted in the signing of [a196766] to [url=http://www.discogs.com/label/Decca+(2)]Decca[/url] in the US and produced their material on [l14624] in the UK. Founder of [l=Planet] Records.