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Glyn Johns

1942 - Today

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Glyn Thomas Johns (born 15 February 1942) is an English recording engineer and record producer. He has worked with many of the most famous rock recording acts from both the UK and abroad, such as the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the Who, Led Zeppelin, the Kinks, Eagles, Bob Dylan, the Band, Eric Clapton, the Clash, Steve Miller Band, Small Faces, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Joan Armatrading. Throughout his career, he has generally preferred a live, natural approach to recording in the studio, and developed a method of recording drums sometimes referred to as the "Glyn Johns method". The years 1964–1984 marked Johns's peak era of activity in which he engineered or produced numerous hit records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Glyn Johns is the 2,084th most popular musician (down from 1,873rd in 2024), the 5,396th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,770th in 2019) and the 349th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Glyn Johns ranks 2,084 out of 3,175. Before him are Pierre Pincemaille, George Lynch, Pierre Bastien, Brian Welch, Sid Wilson, and Gem Archer. After him are Woody Shaw, Terry Chimes, Terry Callier, The Rev, Charlie Puth, and Roman Totenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Glyn Johns ranks 653. Before him are Mirja Lehtonen, Howard Jacobson, John Konrads, Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, Andrew Vachss, and Dennis Hastert. After him are Ozren Bonačić, Liu Qi, Tom Mankiewicz, Eloy Campos, Barry Diller, and Lyle Campbell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Glyn Johns ranks 5,398 out of 8,785. Before him are Anne Fine (1947), Henry Tate (1819), Sarah Trimmer (1741), Michael Thomas (1967), Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705), and Gem Archer (1966). After him are Terry Chimes (1956), Daniel Massey (1933), Rebecca Solomon (1832), George Hutson (1889), Noni Madueke (2002), and Owen Barfield (1898).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Glyn Johns ranks 349. Before him are Paul Oakenfold (1963), Jule Styne (1905), Danny Kirwan (1950), Chris Thomas (1947), Constant Lambert (1905), and Gem Archer (1966). After him are Terry Chimes (1956), Robert Del Naja (1966), Chris Dreja (1945), Ian Wallace (1946), Andy Fairweather Low (1948), and Pete Quaife (1943).

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