Dan Doyle is an American

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

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

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. 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 finger ...

, 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 Rounder Records 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, Co ...

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

Archie Shepp Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz. Biography Early life Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but ...

, rock band Crazy Horse, blues guitarist Houston Stackhouse, blues guitarist

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, country blues singer and guitarist

Mississippi John Hurt John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), better known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer and guitarist. Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. He w ...

, blues guitarist Otis Rush, blues singer and guitarist R. L. Burnside, and guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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 - '' Texas Twister'' (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: "This emotional, lyrical performer was a talented blues guitarist and arranger with an impressive ...

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(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 first of the blues musicians active in the 1920s to be brought out of retir ...

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

References

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