William E. McEuen

Producer, manager, engineer, guitarist, artist and photographer. Died September 24, 2020 at the age of 79. Brother of [a1110405].

He served as manager for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in the early days, getting them their first record label contract. On the first two Dirt Band albums, McEuen wrote songs and contributed photos. On others, he was producer and engineer, contributed photography, played guitar, and handled the art direction.

McEuen also worked closely with Steve Martin, producing and engineered his first four comedy albums. He produced "The Jerk" in 1979 through the company he and Martin founded, Aspen Film Society, and "Pee Wee’s Big Adventure" and "The Man With Two Brains".