John Everett Sandlin Jr. (April 16, 1945 – September 19, 2017) was an American recording engineer and

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. He is best known for producing albums by bands such as

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, Wet Willie, and

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Life and career

Sandlin was born in

Decatur, Alabama Decatur (dɪˈkeɪtə(r)) is the largest city and county seat of Morgan County (with a portion also in Limestone County) in the U.S. state of Alabama. Nicknamed "The River City", it is located in northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler La ...

, and attended Athens State University. Sandlin began his music career as a guitar player in The Impacts, a band he co-founded while attending Decatur High and went on to become the drummer of The Five Minutes, was a member of Hour Glass alongside Duane and Gregg Allman, and recorded as a session musician in Miami, playing drums, bass, and guitar. He began producing albums with Johnny Jenkins' '' Ton-Ton Macoute!'' (1970), and went on to mix '' At Fillmore East'' (1971) and '' Eat a Peach'' (1972), and produce '' Brothers and Sisters'' (1973), and '' Win, Lose or Draw'' (1975). He worked with a variety of other bands, including the Athens, Georgia-based band

on their sophomore album, '' Mom's Kitchen''.

Death

Sandlin died of cancer in Decatur, Alabama, at the age of 72.

Awards and honors

*2016

Alabama Music Hall of Fame The Alabama Music Hall of Fame, first conceived by the Muscle Shoals Music Association in the early 1980s, was created by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board, which then saw to its Phase One construction of a facility after a statewide referend ...

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References

External links

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Tom Dowd and The Language of Music
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandlin, Johnny 1945 births 2017 deaths Record producers from Alabama American audio engineers People from Decatur, Alabama Athens State University alumni Deaths from cancer in Alabama