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Barry Beckett

Barry (* 1943 in Birmingham, AL) was a keyboarder and music producer. He attended the University of Alabama, where he first met his future fellow musicians and business partners Jimmy Johnson and Roger Hawkins, who were performing there with their band The Del Rays. In the mid-1960s, Beckett was booked for a recording session at FAME Studios. In 1967, he received a permanent position there when Spooner Oldham left Alabama to work for Chip Moman's American Sound Studio in Memphis. Barry could not read music and played by ear.

In 1969, he founded Muscle Shoals Sound Studio with drummer Hawkins, guitarist Johnson, and bassist David Hood, with financial support from Jerry Wexler. Numerous well-known artists, including Paul Simon, Cher, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, subsequently recorded there. Initially working only as a studio musician, he also began producing music in the 1970s. He produced artists including Bob Seger and Bob Dylan. In 1973, he performed with Steve Winwood's band Traffic; recordings of the tour were released that same year on the live album On the Road. That same year, Paul Simon's single "Kodachrome" was released, on which Beckett played all the keyboards. From the late 1970s onward, Beckett concentrated on music production, partly with his mentor Jerry Wexler. Together with Wexler, he produced the Bob Dylan albums Slow Train Coming and Saved.

In 1985, Beckett moved to Nashville, where he initially worked as an A&R manager for Warner Brothers before becoming self-employed as a music producer. He produced numerous country music albums, including three albums with Hank Williams jr. In the 1990s, he discovered Kenny Chesney and produced his first albums.

Since the end of 2008, Beckett was wheelchair-bound, weakened by cancer and several strokes. He died in 2009.

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This Is Clarence Carter Atlantic SD 8192 released 1968	Clarence Carter, guitar, vocals Charles Chalmers, tenor sax Andrew Love, tenor sax Aaron Varnell, tenor sax Floyd Newman, baritone sax James Mitchell, baritone sax Wayne Jackson, trumpet Gene Miller, trumpet Jimmy Johnson, guitar Albert Lowe, guitar Barry Beckett, organ Linden Oldham, piano David Hood, bass Roger Hawkins, drums
Testifyin' Atlantic SD 8238 released 1969 recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL/USA	Clarence Carter, guitar, vocals Joe Arnold, tenor sax Aaron Varnell, tenor sax Ronnie Eades, baritone sax Harrison Collaway, trumpet Gene Miller, trumpet Jimmy Johnson, guitar Albert Lowe, guitar Barry Beckett, organ, piano Clayton Ivy, organ, piano Jesse Boyce, bass David Hood, bass Freeman Brown, drums Roger Hawkins, drums
An Anthology Capricorn Records 2CP 0108 released 1972 compilation	Duane Allman, dobro, guitar, sitar, vocals The Allman Brothers Band Jerry Jumonville, alto sax Joe Arnold, tenor sax Frank Mayes, tenor sax Aaron Varnell, tenor sax James Mitchell, baritone sax Floyd Newman, baritone sax King Curtis, sax The Memphis Horns Darrell Leonard, trombone, trumpet Gene Miller, trumpet Ben Benay, guitar Dickey Betts, dobro, guitar Scott Boyer, guitar, vocals Delaney Bramlett, guitar, vocals Pete Carr, guitar, bass Clarence Carter, guitar, vocals Eric Clapton, guitar, vocals John Hammond jr., guitar, vocals Paul Hornsby, guitar, organ, piano Johnny Jenkins, guitar, harmonica, vocals Jimmy Johnson, guitar Albert Lowe, guitar Boz Scaggs, guitar, vocals Gregg Allman, organ, piano, vocals Barry Beckett, organ, piano Aretha Franklin, piano, vocals Jim Gordon, organ, piano, drums Spooner Oldham, organ Marvell Thomas, organ Bobby Whitlock, piano, vocals Thom Doucette, harmonica George Clark, bass Kenny Gradney, bass David Hood, bass Gerald Jemmott, bass Berry Oakley, bass Carl Radle, bass Roger Hawkins, drums Jaimoe, drums, timbales Charlie Morgan, drums Chuck Morgan, drums Johnny Sandlin, drums Butch Trucks, drums, tambourine Bonnie Bramlett, vocals Wilson Pickett, vocals Derek and the Dominos The Hour Glass
Snatching It Back - The Best Of Clarence Carter Rhino Records R2 70286 released 1992 compilation	Clarence Carter, guitar, vocals Joe Arnold, tenor sax Charles Chalmers, tenor sax Andrew Love, tenor sax Harvey Thompson, tenor sax Aaron Varnell, tenor sax Ronnie Eades, baritone sax Floyd Newman, baritone sax James Mitchell, baritone sax Harrison Calloway jr., trumpet Wayne Jackson, trumpet Gene Miller, trumpet Jack Peck, trumpet Duane Allman, guitar James Johnson, guitar Jimmy Johnson, guitar Albert Lowe, guitar Travis Wammack, guitar Barry Beckett, organ, piano Clayton Ivey, organ, piano Linden Oldham, piano Marvell Thomas, organ Jesse Boyce, bass David Hood, bass Jerry Masters, bass Bob Wray, bass Freeman Brown, drums Roger Hawkins, drums Cornell McFadden, drums Fred Prouty, drums

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