George Shadow Morton

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George "Shadow" Morton was an American record producer and songwriter best known for crafting dramatic 1960s girl-group hits, particularly for the Shangri-Las.

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George Shadow Morton canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
record producer
songwriter
activeYearsEndYear 1970s
activeYearsStartYear 1960
associatedAct Iron Butterfly
Janis Ian
Mott the Hoople
The Good Rats
The Jive Five
The New York Dolls
The Shangri-Las
The Who
The Young Rascals
linked to: The Rascals

Vanilla Fudge
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1940-09-03
dateOfDeath 2013-02-14
ethnicGroup European American
genre girl group
pop music
rock music
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Brill Building sound
linked to: Brill Building pop
notableFor contributions to the development of baroque pop and psychedelic rock production
producing conceptually ambitious rock albums in the late 1960s
producing dramatic 1960s girl-group records
producing hits for the Shangri-Las
use of sound effects and spoken-word passages in pop records
notableWork Give Him a Great Big Kiss
I Can Never Go Home Anymore
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Leader of the Pack
Remember (Walking in the Sand)
Season of the Witch
Society's Child
Take Me for a Little While
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (album)
Too Much Too Soon (album)
linked to: Too Much Too Soon

Vanilla Fudge (album)
linked to: Vanilla Fudge

You Keep Me Hangin' On
occupation record producer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Brooklyn
New York City
placeOfDeath California
Laguna Beach
sexOrGender male
workLocation New York City

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Leader of the Pack lyricist George Shadow Morton
Leader of the Pack producer George Shadow Morton