Gary Usher | |
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| Birth name | Gary Lee Usher |
| Born | December 14, 1938 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | May 25, 1990 (aged 51) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Rock and roll, surf music |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1960s–1990 |
| Labels | Capitol, Columbia, Together, Lan-Cet |
| Website | www |
Gary Lee Usher (December 14, 1938 – May 25, 1990)[1] was an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer, who worked with numerous California acts in the 1960s, including the Byrds, the Beach Boys, and Dick Dale. Usher also produced fictitious surf groups or hot rod groups, mixing studio session musicians with his own troops (Chuck Girard, Dick Burns and others). These bands included the Super Stocks (with the hot-rod song "Midnight Run"); the Kickstands;[2] the Hondells with their No. 9 US pop single "Little Honda"; and others.
- ^ "Gary Usher Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ David N. Howard, Sonic Alchemy: Visionary Music Producers and Their Maverick Recordings, 2004, ISBN 147685209X: "Ever since Usher's early surf and hot rod days, he had been creating fictitious studio groups such as The Super Stocks and The Kickstands, imaginary bands to sate the hungry surf and hot rod record-buying audience."