Gary Usher
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Person
- Born
- 1938-12-14
- Died
- 1990-05-25
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Gary Usher (born December 14, 1938; died May 25, 1990) was an American surf rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. Though a musician in a number of Californian bands in the late 1950s, Usher gained notoriety in the early Sixties, writing and producing a number of hits for various surf rock artists. He was a long-time collaborator of the Beach Boys, and was involved in many of their early hits. Later in the decade, he worked with The Byrds <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gary+Usher">
Key dates
- Born
- 14 December 1938
- Died
- 25 May 1990
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock and roll
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1938 births1990 deaths20th-century American businesspeople20th-century American songwritersAmerican rock musiciansCalifornia Music membersCalifornia SoundDeaths from lung cancer in CaliforniaPeople from Grafton, MassachusettsRecord producers from Los AngelesSongwriters from MassachusettsSurf music record producers