Robert Jacques Lanois (April 4, 1948 – April 19, 2021) was a Canadian

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record producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...

, and

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player. He released his first album, ''Snake Road'', in 2006, in collaboration with his brother

Daniel Lanois Daniel Roland Lanois ( , ; born September 19, 1951) is a Canadian record producer and musician. He has produced albums by artists including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, and Harold Budd ...

. He also recorded an album with guitarist Tom Wilson, entitled ''The Shack Recordings Volume One''. In 1976, he and Daniel opened Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Among other credits, he co-produced Simply Saucer's demo tape with Daniel. He was also given a credit in the "Thanks to" section of U2's ''

The Joshua Tree ''The Joshua Tree'' is the fifth studio album by the Irish rock music, rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 9 March 1987 by Island Records. In contrast to the ambient music, ambient experimentati ...

'' album credits. Bob Lanois travelled to Sweden in 2007, performing shows together with eclectic Swedish band Big Is Less after having met the band's guitarist Tommy Sahlin via MySpace. In 2008, Lanois, as producer, teamed up with Mass Conception (a Canadian indie band) which resulted in the release of a six-song EP entitled ''No Pun Intended.'' He died on April 19, 2021.Jeff Mahoney
"Hamilton’s Bob Lanois dead at 73"
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'', April 20, 2021.

Discography

Sound engineer

*1977 ''

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Raffi Raffi Cavoukian (, born July 8, 1948), known professionally by the mononym Raffi, is an Armenian-Canadian singer-lyricist and author born in Egypt best known for his children's music. In 1992, ''The Washington Post'' called him "the most p ...

*1979 ''Denis LePage & Station Road'', Denis Lepage *1977 '' Hobo's Taunt'' - Willie P. Bennett (engineered, with Daniel Lanois) *1979 '' Blackie and the Rodeo King'' - Willie P. Bennett (recording engineer; mixing engineer, with David Essig)

As musician

*1971 ''Jacqueline & Lindsay'' *2006 ''Snake Road'' (

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)

As photographer

* 2015 ''Oxide'' (Ion Bon)

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