In 1960, he heard a country band led by Charles Westover, known at the time as Charlie Johnson, and recorded the band's demos, which he sent to Harry Balk and Irving Micahnik of Talent Artists in Detroit, Michigan. As a result, Westover was signed by Bigtop Records, and agreed to change his name to Del Shannon. McLaughlin had Shannon re-record one of his songs in New York City, using band member Max Crook's Musitron as lead instrument, and the resulting single, "Runaway", reached No. 1 in the Billboard chart in April 1961.[1] McLaughlin also produced several of Shannon's later hits, including "Hats Off to Larry".[2][4]
In the early 1960s, McLaughlin set up Karen Records, the first of three record labels named after his daughters, the others being Carla and Moira.[5] Among the hit records he produced in the early and mid-1960s were "Hello Stranger", "Baby I'm Yours", and "Make Me Your Baby" by Barbara Lewis; "Love Makes The World Go Round" by Deon Jackson; and "Cool Jerk" by the Capitols.[1] In some cases, it is believed that McLaughlin's production credit was an outcome of his management responsibilities for the artists concerned. Many of his recordings were made in Chicago and in Detroit, in some cases using musicians contracted to Motown, and several were leased to, and released by, the Atlantic and Atco labels. Among other musicians recorded by McLaughlin were Bettye LaVette, Richard Wylie, Ruth Copeland, The Soul Twins, Johnnie Mae Matthews, and Matt Lucas. A number of McLaughlin's recordings from the 1960s have subsequently been reissued on Northern soul compilation records.[2][6]
McLaughlin lived in Detroit from about 1970. He died at Sinai Hospital in 1984, aged 58.[3] McLaughlin was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2018.[7]
ollie, mclaughlin, ollie, anderson, mclaughlin, march, 1925, february, 1984, american, record, producer, record, label, owner, discovered, shannon, also, organized, produced, recordings, dave, brubeck, chet, baker, dorothy, ashby, barbara, lewis, capitols, amo. Ollie Anderson McLaughlin March 24 1925 February 19 1984 1 was an American record producer and record label owner He discovered Del Shannon and also organized or produced recordings by Dave Brubeck Chet Baker Dorothy Ashby Barbara Lewis and the Capitols among many others Ollie McLaughlinBirth nameOllie Anderson McLaughlinBorn 1925 03 24 March 24 1925Carthage Mississippi USDiedFebruary 19 1984 1984 02 19 aged 58 Detroit Michigan USGenresJazz R amp B popOccupation s Record producer record label owner DJYears activeLate 1940s 1984Biography editHe was born in Carthage Mississippi United States 1 but moved to Ann Arbor Michigan as a child After graduating and serving in the US Army during World War II he studied at Columbia College in Chicago 1 before returning to Ann Arbor in the late 1940s to work as a DJ on radio station WHRV He also promoted with his brother jazz and R amp B concerts 1 In March 1954 he promoted a concert by the Dave Brubeck Quartet in Ann Arbor parts of which were released on the album Jazz Goes to College and two months later he organized Chet Baker s concert issued as the LP Jazz at Ann Arbor 2 3 In 1960 he heard a country band led by Charles Westover known at the time as Charlie Johnson and recorded the band s demos which he sent to Harry Balk and Irving Micahnik of Talent Artists in Detroit Michigan As a result Westover was signed by Bigtop Records and agreed to change his name to Del Shannon McLaughlin had Shannon re record one of his songs in New York City using band member Max Crook s Musitron as lead instrument and the resulting single Runaway reached No 1 in the Billboard chart in April 1961 1 McLaughlin also produced several of Shannon s later hits including Hats Off to Larry 2 4 In the early 1960s McLaughlin set up Karen Records the first of three record labels named after his daughters the others being Carla and Moira 5 Among the hit records he produced in the early and mid 1960s were Hello Stranger Baby I m Yours and Make Me Your Baby by Barbara Lewis Love Makes The World Go Round by Deon Jackson and Cool Jerk by the Capitols 1 In some cases it is believed that McLaughlin s production credit was an outcome of his management responsibilities for the artists concerned Many of his recordings were made in Chicago and in Detroit in some cases using musicians contracted to Motown and several were leased to and released by the Atlantic and Atco labels Among other musicians recorded by McLaughlin were Bettye LaVette Richard Wylie Ruth Copeland The Soul Twins Johnnie Mae Matthews and Matt Lucas A number of McLaughlin s recordings from the 1960s have subsequently been reissued on Northern soul compilation records 2 6 McLaughlin lived in Detroit from about 1970 He died at Sinai Hospital in 1984 aged 58 3 McLaughlin was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2018 7 References edit a b c d e f Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p 1578 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 a b c Biography AllMusic Retrieved 19 April 2017 a b James A Harrod Chet Baker Quartet Jazz at Ann Arbor Jazz Research December 29 2013 Retrieved 19 April 2017 Shannon s Back It s On The Record Los Angeles Times 20 December 1981 Page M92 Karen Records Discogs com Retrieved 19 April 2017 Dave Moore Ollie McLaughlin a true son of Sixties Detroit Soul Hitsville International Soul Club 2005 Retrieved 19 April 2017 BARBARA LEWIS Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Michiganrockandrolllegends com Retrieved 25 January 2021 External links editOllie McLaughlin discography at Discogs nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ollie McLaughlin amp oldid 1175732568, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
