John Palladino

John Palladino
Born(1920-03-29)March 29, 1920
Ashley, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 20, 2014(2014-12-20) (aged 94)
Occupation(s)Recording Engineer, executive
SpouseEvelyn Blanchard Palladino

John Palladino (March 29, 1920 – December 20, 2014) was a Capitol Records producer and A&R executive. His most notable recordings were with Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra, but he also edited records by Paul McCartney and Pink Floyd, and as an A&R man oversaw recordings by the Band and Quicksilver Messenger Service, among others.[1] He was considered a pioneering recording engineer, being one of the earliest engineers to perfect recordings with analog tape,[2] and developing several new recording techniques.[3]

  1. ^ Peeples, Stephen K. (January 25, 2015). "John Palladino, Pioneer Recording Engineer-Producer, Dies at 94". SCVNews.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Jarrett, Michael (2014). Producing Country: The Inside Story of the Great Recordings. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 9780819574657. OCLC 881571747.
  3. ^ Granata, Charles L. (2004). Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781613742792. OCLC 750228188.