Don Law

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Don Law was a prominent record producer best known for his influential work in country and early rock music, including classic recordings by artists like Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person
record producer
activeInDecade 1940s
1950s
1960s
associatedWith Johnny Cash
Marty Robbins
contributedTo development of modern country music production
countryOfWork United Kingdom
United States
employerRole head of Columbia Records’ country division in Nashville
genre country music
rock and roll
rockabilly
industry music industry
influenced Nashville country sound
knownFor clean, polished production style
discovering and nurturing country artists
languageOfWork English
medium phonograph records
nationality British
notableFor producing country music recordings
producing early rock and roll recordings
shaping Columbia Records’ country catalog
occupation A&R executive
record producer
producedForArtist Carl Smith
Jim Reeves
Johnny Cash
Johnny Horton
Lefty Frizzell
Marty Robbins
Ray Price
producedRecording “Big Bad John” by Jimmy Dean
“El Paso” by Marty Robbins
“Ring of Fire” sessions era for Johnny Cash
“The Battle of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton
workedFor Columbia Records
workedInCity Nashville
workedInCountry United States

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The Battle of New Orleans producer Don Law
Cross Road Blues producer Don Law