Chips Moman | |
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Birth name | Lincoln Wayne Moman |
Born | LaGrange, Georgia, U.S. | June 12, 1937
Died | June 13, 2016 LaGrange, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 79)
Genres | Record producer, guitarist, songwriter, recording engineer |
Years active | 1950–2016 |
Lincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman (June 12, 1937 – June 13, 2016)[1] was an American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is known for working in R&B, pop music and country music, operating American Sound Studios and producing hit albums like Elvis Presley's 1969 From Elvis in Memphis and the 1985 debut album for The Highwaymen. Moman won a Grammy Award for co-writing "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song", a 1975 hit for B.J. Thomas.