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Russ Titelman
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<h2 id="biography">Biography</h2> <p>Titelman's family is <a href="/facts/Jewish/T9Y4wE6A">Jewish</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> He began his musical career in the 1960s. He was the rhythm guitarist in the house band on the television show Shindig! He studied <a href="/facts/Sitar/U4U9vPec">sitar</a> for a year under <a href="/facts/Ravi_Shankar/IhSfBtjx">Ravi Shankar</a>, at the latter's <a href="/facts/Kinnara_School_of_Music/vGH6cQeW">Kinnara School of Music</a> in Los Angeles.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> He has worked with rock musicians such as <a href="/facts/Nancy_Sinatra/wSfsSJt7">Nancy Sinatra</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Monkees/5lWoPPra">The Monkees</a>, <a href="/facts/Dion_DiMucci/NGQPN5WA">Dion DiMucci</a>, <a href="/facts/George_Harrison/akznD2lX">George Harrison</a>, <a href="/facts/Bee_Gees/J7zwBuFe">Bee Gees</a>, <a href="/facts/Little_Feat/EQ3dbR9j">Little Feat</a>, <a href="/facts/Christine_McVie/LY8ICk3B">Christine McVie</a>, <a href="/facts/Meat_Loaf/hW0INp0r">Meat Loaf</a>, <a href="/facts/Paul_Simon/DHvKq33X">Paul Simon</a>, <a href="/facts/Brian_Wilson/lHqBFEUI">Brian Wilson</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Allman_Brothers_Band/jq180EV2">The Allman Brothers Band</a>, <a href="/facts/James_Taylor/pFWGqCy2">James Taylor</a>, <a href="/facts/Rickie_Lee_Jones/Wmlxhlw1">Rickie Lee Jones</a>, <a href="/facts/Chaka_Khan/Qa9vx6cL">Chaka Khan</a> with <a href="/facts/Rufus_(band)/cKh63mQ8">Rufus</a> and solo, <a href="/facts/Ry_Cooder/odotYPo4">Ry Cooder</a>, <a href="/facts/Randy_Newman/YyjccJJ7">Randy Newman</a>, <a href="/facts/Gordon_Lightfoot/7rUv2MnM">Gordon Lightfoot</a>, <a href="/facts/Eric_Clapton/BxvERMda">Eric Clapton</a>, <a href="/facts/Steve_Winwood/F2VXpcqG">Steve Winwood</a>, <a href="/facts/Neil_Young/6HHMQEYg">Neil Young</a>, <a href="/facts/Crazy_Horse/eY8ed9cr">Crazy Horse</a> and <a href="/facts/Gerry_Goffin/eI3mjQBL">Gerry Goffin</a>. After having worked for <a href="/facts/Warner_Bros._Records/w5sRGtNj">Warner Bros. Records</a> for 20 years, Titelman has been an independent producer since 1997. </p><p>Titelman started his independent <a href="/facts/Record_label/rcrpGvM4">music label</a> Walking Liberty Records in New York. One of his first productions for the label was the debut album by the <a href="/facts/Oklahoma/fK28L1a4">Oklahoma</a>-based singer-songwriter <a href="/facts/Jared_Tyler/WqzojIEJ">Jared Tyler</a>. Released in 2005, <i>Blue Alleluia</i> included guest appearances from <a href="/facts/Emmylou_Harris/ltFvUA4w">Emmylou Harris</a>, <a href="/facts/Mac_McAnally/WkRnWetA">Mac McAnally</a> and <a href="/facts/Mary_Kay_Place/NtS4TKTl">Mary Kay Place</a>. </p> <h2 id="selected-production-credits">Selected production credits</h2> <p><a href="/facts/Randy_Newman/YyjccJJ7">Randy Newman</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Sail_Away_(Randy_Newman_album)/CtgmL1qg">Sail Away</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Good_Old_Boys_(Randy_Newman_album)/06dbng7X">Good Old Boys</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Little_Criminals/YVsQfG7V">Little Criminals</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Born_Again_(Randy_Newman_album)/GbaM7xnV">Born Again</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Trouble_in_Paradise_(Randy_Newman_album)/eTdXRQgo">Trouble in Paradise</a></i> (1983)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Paul_Simon/DHvKq33X">Paul Simon</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Hearts_and_Bones/2bjPyRwu">Hearts and Bones</a></i> (1983)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Ry_Cooder/odotYPo4">Ry Cooder</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Paradise_and_Lunch/c4M9vwrf">Paradise and Lunch</a></i> (1974)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/James_Taylor/pFWGqCy2">James Taylor</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Gorilla_(James_Taylor_album)/EA8GqvdT">Gorilla</a> (1975)</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/October_Road_(album)/jkKMQKer">October Road</a></i> (2002)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/George_Harrison/akznD2lX">George Harrison</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/George_Harrison_(album)/hfCj0NIa">George Harrison</a></i> (1979)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Rickie_Lee_Jones/Wmlxhlw1">Rickie Lee Jones</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Rickie_Lee_Jones_(album)/o6JXu4S8">Rickie Lee Jones</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Pirates_(Rickie_Lee_Jones_album)/wA00jCQt">Pirates</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Naked_Songs_%25E2%2580%2593_Live_and_Acoustic/YrtoAqxw">Naked Songs – Live and Acoustic</a></i> (1995) (co-produced)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Pieces_of_Treasure/ETQXDEmL">Pieces of Treasure</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Rufus_and_Chaka_Khan/cKh63mQ8">Rufus and Chaka Khan</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Stompin%2527_at_the_Savoy_%25E2%2580%2593_Live/5zaCWP3q">Stompin' at the Savoy – Live</a></i> (1983)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Christine_McVie/LY8ICk3B">Christine McVie</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Christine_McVie_(album)/gLBgaG73">Christine McVie</a></i> (1984)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/George_Benson/fcIkeeyd">George Benson</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/20%2f20_(George_Benson_album)/LsxXS7dJ">20/20</a></i> (1985)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Steve_Winwood/F2VXpcqG">Steve Winwood</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Back_in_the_High_Life/YvK2StI5">Back in the High Life</a></i> (1986)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Brian_Wilson/lHqBFEUI">Brian Wilson</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Brian_Wilson_(album)/Q2oqIcTX">Brian Wilson</a></i> (1988)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Chaka_Khan/Qa9vx6cL">Chaka Khan</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/CK_(album)/Ku5EEhjC">CK</a></i> (1988)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Eric_Clapton/BxvERMda">Eric Clapton</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Journeyman_(album)/InHGShIp">Journeyman</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Unplugged_(Eric_Clapton_album)/ynSBXdco">Unplugged</a></i> (1992)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Meat_Loaf/hW0INp0r">Meat Loaf</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/The_Very_Best_of_Meat_Loaf/tuwueI73">The Very Best of Meat Loaf</a></i> (track: "<a href="/facts/Is_Nothing_Sacred/tHdovp0p">Is Nothing Sacred</a>") (1998)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Cyndi_Lauper/hdhpEUbr">Cyndi Lauper</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/At_Last_(Cyndi_Lauper_album)/jWDJspHx">At Last</a></i> (2003)</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAvW7iLTMaU">How James Taylor's "How Sweet It Is" came to be</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://tapeop.com/interviews/162/russ-titelman">Tape Op Interview </a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Russ Titelman Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2023. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/russ-titelman-mn0000179735" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/artist/russ-titelman-mn0000179735</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>White, Timothy (July 17, 1986). "Steve Winwood: Back In The High Life : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090213110632/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stevewinwood/albums/album/136028/review/6068303/back_in_the_high_life" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090213110632/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stevewinwood/albums/album/136028/review/6068303/back_in_the_high_life</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Jews and Rock and Roll: A Study in Cultural Contrast JSTOR https://www.jstor.org › stable by EA Rotundo · 1982 · Cited by 11 — Russ Titelman have, as staff producers for Warner Brothers records, worked on a large variety of successful records. Both Tem pleman and <a href="https://www.jstor.org" target="_blank">https://www.jstor.org</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Pupils of Ravi Shankar - FamousFix.com list FamousFix.com https://m.famousfix.com › list › pupils-of-ravi-shankar American record producer. 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