Dan Doyle is an American

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 ...

. Based in New York City, Doyle began his career as a sound engineer with

Adelphi Records Adelphi Records is an American independent record label founded in 1968 and incorporated in 1970 by Gene Rosenthal. History The label name was crafted by Rosenthal to suggest a combination of the Greek oracle, nearby Adelphi, Maryland, as well a ...

. One of Doyle's first work as a producer was in 1978 with jazz guitarist

Lenny Breau Leonard Harold Breau (August 5, 1941 – August 12, 1984) was an American-Canadian guitarist. He blended many styles of music, including jazz, country, classical, and flamenco. Inspired by country guitarists like Chet Atkins, Breau used finge ...

, working on what would become Adelphi's Breau trilogy '' Five O'Clock Bells'', '' Mo' Breau'', and '' Last Sessions''.Forbes-Robert, Ron. (2006). ''One Long Tune: the life and music of Lenny Breau''. Denton, TX. University of North Texas Press. . Doyle was instrumental in getting

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to sign the blues guitarist and singer

Johnny Copeland John Clyde Copeland (March 27, 1937 – July 3, 1997) was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer. In 1983, he was named Blues Entertainer of the Year by the Blues Foundation. He is the father of blues singer Shemekia Copeland. In 2017, ...

to a recording contract. Doyle has produced many other notable acts including jazz alto saxophonist

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, jazz saxophonist

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, rock band

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, blues guitarist Houston Stackhouse, blues guitarist

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, country blues singer and guitarist

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, blues guitarist

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, blues singer and guitarist

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, and guitarist

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Selected production discography

* Jimmy Madison - ''Bumps On A Smooth Surface'' (Adelphi Records, 1978) *Arthur Blythe - '' Bush Baby'' (Adelphi Records, 1978) *Lenny Breau - '' Five O'Clock Bells'' (Adelphi Records, 1979) *Johnny Copeland - '' Copeland Special'' (Rounder Records, 1981) *Johnny Copeland - ''Make My Home Where I Hang My Hat'' (Rounder Records, 1982) *Johnny Copeland - ''

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'' (Rounder Records, 1983) *Archie Shepp - ''The Good Life'' (Varrick Records, 1984) *Johnny Copeland - ''Bringing It All Back Home'' (Rounder Records, 1985) *Crazy Horse - '' Left For Dead'' (Heyday Records, 1989) *

Skip James Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (June 9, 1902October 3, 1969) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. AllMusic stated: "Coupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto vocals, James' early recordings ...

- She Lyin' (Genes Records, 1993) *Houston Stackhouse- ''Cryin' Won't Help You'' (Genes Records, 1994]) *Bukka White - ''1963 Isn't 1962'' (Genes Records, 1994) *Mississippi John Hurt - ''Memorial Anthology'' (Edsel Records, 1994) *Johnny Copeland - ''Texas Party'' (Orbis, 1995) *Otis Rush - ''Live And Awesome'' (Genes Records, 1996) *R. L. Burnside- ''My Black Name A-Ringin (Genes Records, 1999) *Stevie Ray Vaughan and Johnny Copeland - ''S.R.V.'' , Don't Stop By The Creek (Legacy, Epic 2000) *

Furry Lewis Walter E. "Furry" Lewis (March 6, 1893 or 1899 – September 14, 1981) was an American country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. He was one of the earliest of the blues musicians active in the 1920s to be brought out of ...

with Lee Baker, Jr. - ''Take Your Time'' (Genes Records, 2000)

References

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