Tom Wilson (2)

American record producer.

Born March 25, 1931 in Waco, Texas

Died September 6, 1978 in Los Angeles, California

Best known for his work in the 1960s with [a=Teri Thornton], [a=Bob Dylan], [a=Frank Zappa], [a=Simon & Garfunkel] and [a=The Velvet Underground].

Wilson started the Harvard New Jazz Society in 1953 and founded [l=Transition] Records in 1955, mainly a jazz label which lasted until 1957. He was also a jazz lecturer during this time and supervised many jazz concerts and seminars.

In December 1958, he joined the A & R staff at [l4898] to produce jazz LP's. Later, he A&R'd at [l=Audio Fidelity] where he started their subsidiary [l=Dauntless], and in 1967 he started [l=Rasputin Production] who produced releases for [l=ABC Records].