Richard Charles Dashut (born September 19, 1951) is an American

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who produced several

Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Fleetwood Mac were founded by guitarist Peter Green (musician), Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie joined the li ...

albums including '' Rumours'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Tango in the Night ''Tango in the Night'' is the fourteenth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 13 April 1987. It is the fifth and final studio album from the band's most successful lineup of Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwo ...

'', and ''

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''. Dashut was born in

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, and started his career sweeping floors in a recording studio where he later met Buckingham and

Stevie Nicks Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasi ...

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hired Dashut as a maintenance worker at Sound City and later employed him as

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on a few albums including ''

Buckingham Nicks ''Buckingham Nicks'' is the only studio album by the duo of American rock guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and singer Stevie Nicks, both of whom later joined Fleetwood Mac. Produced by Keith Olsen, the album was released in September 1973 by Pol ...

'', which in turn led to Dashut's work with Fleetwood Mac. Dashut also co-wrote several songs with

Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American musician and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist and male lead vocalist of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. In addition to his tenure with Fl ...

and also co-produced two of his albums, which are Law and Order and Out of the Cradle.

Discography

*''As You Will'' (1973) –

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– (assistant engineer) *''

'' (1973) – Buckingham Nicks – (second engineer) *'' Rumours'' (1977) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer) *''

French Kiss A French kiss, also known as cataglottism or a tongue kiss, is an amorous kiss in which the participants' tongues extend to touch each other's lips or tongue. A kiss with the tongue stimulates the partner's lips, tongue and mouth, which are se ...

'' (1977) – Bob Welch – (producer, engineer) *''

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'' (1978) –

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– (producer, engineer) *''

'' (1979) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer) *''Uprooted'' (1979) – Rob Grill – (recording) *''

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'' (1979) – Bob Welch – (producer, recording) *''

'' (1980) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, live mixing) *''

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'' (1981) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer, recording) *'' The Visitor'' (1981) –

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– (producer, performer, photography) *''

'' (1982) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, co-writer, engineer) *'' I'm Not Me'' (1983) – Mick Fleetwood – (producer, co-writer) *''

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'' (1983) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer) *''

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'' (1985) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer) *'' A Fine Mess'' (1986) –

Christine McVie Christine Anne McVie (; née Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician and songwriter. She was best known as keyboardist and one of the vocalists of the band Fleetwood Mac. McVie was a member of several bands, nota ...

– (producer) *''

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'' (1987) –

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– (producer) *''

'' (1987) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, co-writer, engineer) *''

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'' (1988) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer) *''The Very Best of Bob Welch'' (1991) – Bob Welch – (producer, engineer) *''

25 Years – The Chain ''25 Years – The Chain'' is a box set by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac originally released on 24 November 1992. The set contains four CDs, covering the history of the band from its formation in 1967 to 1992. The set features sev ...

'' (1992) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer, co-writer) *''

Out of the Cradle ''Out of the Cradle'' is the third solo album by American singer/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham. Released in 1992, it was Buckingham's first album after his departure from Fleetwood Mac, in 1987 (though Buckingham rejoined the band in 1997). He ...

'' (1992) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer, co-writer) *''

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'' (1993) –

Matthew Sweet Sidney Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964) is an American alternative rock/ power pop singer-songwriter and musician who was part of the burgeoning music scene in Athens, Georgia, during the 1980s before gaining commercial success in the 199 ...

– (producer) *''

'' (1995) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer) *''

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'' (2002) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, co-writer, engineer)

With Buckingham Nicks

With Fleetwood Mac

Albums

Live albums and compilations

DVD and video releases

*''

Classic Albums ''Classic Albums'' is a British documentary series about pop, rock and heavy metal albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music. Format The TV seri ...

: Rumours'' (1997) *''Tusk'' tour documentary (1982) *'' Mirage Tour'' (1982)

With Lindsey Buckingham

With Mick Fleetwood

Soundtrack appearances

Tours

* ''Fleetwood Mac'' tour – * ''Rumours'' tour – 1977–78 * ''Tusk'' tour – 1979–80 * ''Mirage'' tour – 1982

References

External links

Richard Dashut's Interactive FM Blog
* Discography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dashut, Richard Record producers from California 1951 births Living people People from West Hollywood, California Grammy Award winners American male songwriters