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Shel Talmy, the producer behind hits including the Kinks‘ “You Really Got Me” and the Who’s “My Generation,” died on Wednesday following complications from a stroke, a representative ...

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Sheldon “Shel” Talmy, the American-born producer behind classic ‘60s songs by the Who, the Kinks, the Easybeats and even a teenaged David Bowie, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles ...

Shel Talmy, who produced music for The Who and The Kinks, died at the age of 87. He was known for his work with '60s British rock bands and arranged hits, including "You Really Got Me" and "My ...

Shel Talmy, Who Produced Hits by The Who, The Kinks and Other 1960s British Bands, Dies at 87. The record producer also oversaw hits by Manfred Mann and the duo Chad & Jeremy and was an early ...

Shel Talmy, the American record producer who helped foment the British Invasion by capturing the scabrous guitar riff in the Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” and Roger Daltrey’s stuttering vocal ...

The Kinks, after a name change and a few false starts, released “You Really Got Me” in August 1964, inventing punk years before anyone would call it that.

Shel Talmy, Produced Hits by the Who, the Kinks and Other 1960s British Bands, Dead at 87 NEW YORK (AP) — Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger who worked on such British punk ...

Shel Talmy, the rock producer who cut such classics as The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" and The Who's "My Generation," died of a stroke in Los Angeles. He was 87.