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Also known as Terrence Paul Melcher

American record producer (1942–2004)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1942-02-08
Active to
2004-11-19

Discography

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Listeners
1,689
Total plays
14,564

Tags

countrysoft rockwest coastpopnew york

Terry Melcher (February 8, 1942 - November 19, 2004) was an American musician and record producer. Melcher was born Terry Jorden in New York City to trombonist Al Jorden and his wife, singer/actress Doris Day. In the early 1960s, Terry Melcher and Bruce Johnston formed the vocal duet Bruce & Terry. The duo had hits like "Custom Machine" and "Summer Means Fun". Melcher and Johnston also created another band together, The Rip Chords, that had a Top 10 hit "Hey, Little Cobra". <a href="https://w

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Paul
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Beverly Hills
Mother
Doris Day
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Record label
Columbia Records
Image
Terry Melcher Byrds in studio 1965.jpg
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date of birth
1942-02-08
date of death
2004-11-19
cause of death
melanoma
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Terrence Paul Jorden
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
start of work period
1959-00-00
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