Veteran American record producer Joel Dorn, who worked with numerous jazz and pop stars over the years, has died of a heart attack in New York aged 65. Dorn worked for Atlantic Records on mainly jazz releases from 1967 to 1974, and then went on to run his own labels and to produce for the likes of Bette Midler, Roberta Flack, Allman Brothers Band and Don McLean. His work include Midler's debut album and some of Flack's biggest songs, including 'Killing Me Softly With His Song'. Commenting on Dorn's death, Edgar Bronfman Jr, chief of current Atlantic Records owners Warner Music, said Dorn "bridged the worlds of jazz and pop with enormous skill and grace".
Dec 19, 2007
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Joel Dorn dies aged 65
Record producer Joel Dorn, who worked with Bette Midler, Roberta Flack and Don McLean, has died of a heart attack in New York aged 65.