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Tom Knox | |
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| Born | December 7, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 17, 2017 (aged 73) San Marcos, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, folk, jazz, country, multiple others |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, Producer, Singer |
| Years active | 1970–1990[1] |
Tom Knox (December 07, 1941 – November 17, 2017) was an American recording engineer, producer, singer
Early life
[edit]Tom Knox (the eldest of 7 siblings) was born in Los Angeles, California the day Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan[2]. Knox attended Anaheim High School and sang in the choir[3].
Early Career
[edit]Tom began singing with the Dapper Dans at Disneyland in 1965 [4] This led to a repeating guest appearance on the television show "Mickie Finns" [5]
Hollywood
[edit]Worked at ,Warner Brothers, A & M Records[6]
Knox befriended David Paich. Marty Paich worked with Julie London. London worked with the Dapper Dans. This led to Knox meeting and becoming friends with Marty's son David Paich. Paich was a member of a new band Toto. Knox has engineer credits on the first 6 Toto albums[7]
He was also the audio engineer for numerous major music acts including Smokey Robinson, Seals & Croft, Don Henley, The Jacksons, Hall and Oats, Randy Travis, Randy Newman, Diana Ross, Rickie Lee Jones among others.[8]
Marty Paich Orchestrated and David wrote most of the music for the Dune soundtrack[9] worked on black rain soundtrack
Grammy Awards and Nominations
[edit]- 1980 "Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical" Rickie Lee Jones "Rickie Lee Jones" Tom Knox[10]
- 1983 "Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical" Toto Toto IV Tom Knox[11]
Personal life
[edit]He was married to Dora Wallen with whom he had a son, Donald and a daughter, Jennifer.
Death
[edit]On November 5th 2017, Knox died at his home in San Marcos, California.[12]
References
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- ^ http://www.harmonize.com/dapperdans/e_ticket/e_ticket.htm
- ^ http://www.harmonize.com/dapperdans/smickiefinnbody.htm
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- ^ needed for each album
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/fullcredits/
- ^ https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/22nd-annual-grammy-awards
- ^ "25th-annual-grammy-awards". www.grammy.com. 1983.
- ^ Need obit
External links
[edit]- Tom Knox discography at Discogs
- Tom Knox at AllMusic
- grammy/artist/tom-knox
- Tom Knox at IMDb
- Dune at IMDb
- Black Rain at IMDb
- [1]
Category:1941 births Category:2017 deaths Category:American audio engineers Category:American record producers Category:Grammy Award winners
Tom Knox was an American Singer, Audio Engineer, and Producer. Knox started working in the music industry as a singer in the mid 1960's and later as a Producer and Audio Engineer. Knox passed away in November of 2017.