RIP Producer & Songwriter Billy Sherrill

Steve Green · Post by **Steve Green** » 4 Aug 2015 12:09 pm

http://www.tennessean.com/story/enterta ... /31110363/

Joe Rogers · Post by **Joe Rogers** » 4 Aug 2015 1:26 pm

I was a HUGE fan of Sherrill's work.....it just don't seem right that so many legends are leaving in such a short time span....

Sure makes for a heavy heart.....

Joe Rogers

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 4 Aug 2015 4:54 pm

He probably has the most credits on Allmusic I have seen: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/billy-sh ... 80/credits

Daniel Policarpo · Post by **Daniel Policarpo** » 5 Aug 2015 3:39 am

The sound off many of those sessions he produced are among my favorite ear candy. I can listen to those records all day. Thankyou Mr. Sherrill.

My condolences to his family, friends, and associates.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 5 Aug 2015 3:59 am

My friend Jimmy Peppers, who is an ex Nashville songwriter and former George Jones band manager names Billy Sherill as his most influential producer. I've done a lot of recordings for Peppers and he always talks about learning from Sherill.

LJ Eiffert · Post by **LJ Eiffert** » 5 Aug 2015 7:39 am

The Stone walls in the ground are adding more names everyday. RIP old friend Billy Sherrill. Thanks to his great help and support he's given me over the many years of doing true Traditional Country Music.

Joe Rogers · Post by **Joe Rogers** » 5 Aug 2015 8:08 pm

The one thing that strikes me the most about Sherrill's productions are the dynamics. I loved the way he would have the band and string section build tension in a song to a high point and then have the bottom completely fall out....almost to the point of total silence. Best examples of this are in Tammy Wynette's recordings, early Charlie Rich recordings, and the Joe Stampley Soul Song album....and of course George Jones.

The only other producer I have ever heard imitate these dynamics is Mark Wright. It just seems to be a lost art these days....

Joe Rogers

frank rogers · Post by **frank rogers** » 5 Aug 2015 8:28 pm

Billy Sherrill was absolutuely one of the most talented and gifted Producers in modern recording history...without a doubt. As was true of Chet Atkins and Owen Bradley, Sherrill's produtions were easily identified. In other words, you wouldn't need to read the credits to know who the producer was, you just knew. The very crisp "tone" of his recordings...his stable of Nashville's elite musicians and writers, not to mention his own composing, and, of course the genius/like matching of song and artist make Billy Sherrill one of the VERY best ever...RIP

frank rogers · Post by **frank rogers** » 5 Aug 2015 8:34 pm

Billy and Lynn Anderson at their best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RoMEfY43yY

Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 7 Aug 2015 7:31 am

He sure revived the sagging career of Johnny Paycheck.

LJ Eiffert · Post by **LJ Eiffert** » 7 Aug 2015 8:30 am

Also,Marty Martel helped Johnny Paycheck get his career back on track before he died. I sure enjoyed playing drums with him and bring him on stage. RIP both my friends.

Godfrey Arthur · Post by **Godfrey Arthur** » 13 Sep 2015 1:18 am

The producer is the key to the hits we get.

Godspeed Billy.

Write 'em sad, sing 'em lonesome..

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 14 Oct 2015 1:49 am

RIP Billy - you were a genius.

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 14 Oct 2015 3:40 am

Billy Sherrill was the closest thing Nashville had to Brian Wilson. Musical genius.
I believe I heard that a while back from Kenny Vaughan.

So true.
RIP