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- Norman Smith, who was the lead recording engineer for every Beatles song through 1965 and who as a producer helped usher in an era of psychedelic rock when he discovered the band Pink Floyd, died early Tuesday in East Sussex, England. He was 85. The cause was cancer, his wife, Eileen, said.
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Mar 7, 2008 · Norman Smith, who was the lead recording engineer for every Beatles song through 1965 and who as a producer helped usher in an era of psychedelic rock when he discovered the band Pink Floyd,...
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Mar 7, 2008 · Norman ‘Hurricane’ Smith, The Beatles’ studio engineer and producer of early Pink Floyd, has passed away aged 85. Described as a dry-humoured “old-school song and dance man” by Roger Waters,...
Originally Created by: Jim Ditton. Added: Mar 6, 2008. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 25093009. Source citation. Record Producer, Musician. Norman Smith, also known as Hurrican Smith, was the engineer on all of the recordings by the Beatles up until 1965 when EMI promoted him from engineer to producer.
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Mar 11, 2008 · · Norman "Hurricane" Smith, record producer and singer, born February 22 1923; died March 3 2008
Mar 7, 2008 · The Beatles' engineer Norman Smith, who worked on every studio recording the band made between 1962 and 1965, has died at the age of 85. Smith, nicknamed "Normal Norman" by John Lennon,...
Mar 7, 2008 · Norman Smith (Hurricane Smith), record producer, engineer, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and pilot: born London 22 February 1923; married (one son); died 3 March 2008.
Norman Smith: The Beatles' First Engineer. Obituary. Mixing / Production. By Richard Buskin. Published May 2008. On March 3rd, the world of music lost one of its pivotal figures. Norman 'Hurricane' Smith recorded the Beatles' first six albums, produced the first four Pink Floyd LPs and even enjoyed chart success in his own right.
