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	Terry Melcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Terry Melcher (February 8, 1942 – November 19, 2004) was an American musician and record producer.
		Melcher got his start during the surf rock craze and became a producer at Columbia Records, where he recorded singles as Terry Day.
		Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi described Melcher as the most frightened of the trial witnesses, although Bugliosi told him numerous times that he was not the intended victim.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Terry_Melcher (582 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Terry Melcher
		Terry Melcher, who died on Friday aged 62, was a singer, songwriter and highly sought-after record producer for the Byrds, the Beach Boys, and many others.
		Terry's parents soon separated, whereupon Doris Day resumed her singing career and jumped into a second marriage to George Weidler, one of the Blue Devils with whom she had toured North America aged 16 (they were known as The Milkshake Band on account of their "no booze or dope" policy).
		Melcher abandoned the project after witnessing his subject becoming embroiled in a terrifying fight with a drunken stuntman at the ranch to which Manson and his "Family" had repaired after being turfed out of Wilson's house.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/23/db2301.xml (1004 words)

	* Dusted Reviews - Terry Melcher *
		Terry Melcher, who died last year, hasn't been canonized with the same kind of cult hero status as Nitzsche, but his discography is awfully impressive.
		Terry's mother, Doris Day, was a major shareholder in Columbia Records, which probably accounts for the fact that he was one of the youngest producers on the label's payroll.
		On first listen Terry Melcher's 1974 solo debut is a glitzy and somewhat awkward country-rock effort, but with repeated exposure the underlying darkness and despair creeps up from behind the wall of pedal steel guitars.
	www.dustedmagazine.com /reviews/2149 (761 words)

	Mark Lindsay: Terry Melcher
		Terry returned to Columbia, where he again assumed responsibility for the Raiders, and in early 1965, he produced the studio side of the Raiders' first Columbia album.
		Terry looked up to Brian Wilson, and had learned Bruce's formula well -- the sound of the end result was what really mattered, and you did what was necessary to get that sound.
		Terry's rationale was that he had cut the track for Bruce and Terry, but since the Rip Chords had some momentum going at that point, they'd put it out as a Rip Chords' record, even though it was technically a Bruce and Terry record.
	www.marklindsay.com /terrymelcher.htm (1250 words)

	Prod. Terry Melcher Arr. & Cond. Jack Nitzsche Part One
		Cher's reaction to the pressure Terry applied when her version of "All I Really Want To Do" scotched the sales of the Byrds 45 was less than complimentary; she described him as "horribly competitive", and "a total asshole".
		Terry Melcher's career boasts an impressive resumé by any standards, but this feature, although inextricably entwined with many of these later releases, is concerned with his earlier less documented career and work with Jack Nitzsche.
		Terry Melcher's mid-'60s recordings and the publicity photos of a fresh-faced, blond-haired Californian surfer-type left an indelible impression.
	www.spectropop.com /TerryMelcher (1554 words)

	Terry Melcher; songwriter, record producer; 62 \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Terry Melcher, a record producer and songwriter who aided the careers of Ry Cooder, the Byrds and the Beach Boys, died Friday at his Beverly Hills home after a long battle with melanoma.
		Melcher once rented the house where actress Sharon Tate and a group of her friends were murdered by Manson followers.
		Melcher is survived by his wife, Terese, and a son, Ryan, from a previous marriage.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041125/news_1m25melcher.html (354 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Terry Melcher; helped create surf music sound
		Melcher became a staff producer for Columbia Records and hit his stride when he was assigned to work with a new band called the Byrds.
		Melcher and his then-girlfriend Candace Bergen had once rented the secluded Benedict Canyon house where Sharon Tate and others were slain in 1969.
		Melcher benefited from the halo of her enormous success in forging his own career; he initially even billed himself as Terry Day.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/11/22/terry_melcher_helped_create_surf_music_sound (664 words)

	Terry Melcher
		This may have contributed to the friction between Melcher and the group; after he produced the Byrds' first two albums, they were commercially powerful enough to tell Columbia that they wanted him ousted.
		In fact, Melcher had by then moved to Malibu and the house was being rented by Roman Polanski and his pregnant girlfriend, Sharon Tate, who was gruesomely butchered at the address with four others in August 1969.
		After the murders, Melcher hired bodyguards for himself and his mother, for whom he was working by then as executive producer of The Doris Day Show on CBS television.
	www.spectropop.com /remembers/TMobit.htm (1010 words)

	Liner Notes for Terry Melcher's "Terry Melcher"
		To the music business, Terry Melcher was mostly known as a producer, particularly for his hits with the Byrds and Paul Revere and the Raiders in the 1960s.
		Melcher also produced a string of hits at Columbia for Paul Revere and the Raiders, as well as sessions for a couple of notable folk-rock groups that never got wide exposure, the Rising Sons (featuring a young Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal) and the Gentle Soul.
		Melcher did manage a follow-up LP on RCA a couple of years later, the similarly obscure Royal Flush, but it would be his second and last.
	www.richieunterberger.com /melcher.html (934 words)

	[Deathwatch] Terry Melcher, musician, 62
		Terry Melcher, Shaper of Calif. Surf Sound, Dies Sun Nov 21 By Sarah Tippit LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters) - Terry Melcher, a producer, composer and songwriter who worked with the Beach Boys and helped shape the '60s era California surf music sound, has died, according to his publicist.
		In 1969, Melcher's name was associated with convicted murderer Charles Manson and the deaths of actress Sharon Tate and her friends.
		Born Terry Jorden, Melcher was the son of Day and her first husband, Al Jorden.
	slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2004-November/000933.html (546 words)

	Bruce & Terry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bruce and Terry were Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher.
		The pair were instrumental in the development of surf rock, recording under a variety of names.
		They began working together while Johnston was a well-known session musician and Melcher, the son of actress/singer Doris Day, had a minor solo career as Terry Day before becoming the youngest staff producer in Columbia Records' history.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bruce_&_Terry (146 words)

	entertainment.iafrica.com \| news Producer Terry Melcher (62) dies
		Melcher, who had been given a demo tape by aspiring musician Manson but turned down his request for a recording contract occupied the house with his girlfriend Candice Bergen until shortly before the murders took place.
		Melcher sang background vocals and co-wrote The Beach Boys' song 'Kokomo', for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe award for the 1988 film 'Cocktail', starring Tom Cruise.
		Melcher is survived by his 80-year-old mother, who lives in the northern Californian town of Carmel, his wife, Terese and his son, Ryan.
	entertainment.iafrica.com /news/392696.htm (506 words)

	westcoastmusic: Terry Melcher dies, Terry Melcher passed away, legendary artist who worked with The Beach Boys, The ...
		Terry Melcher was instrumental in signing another near-legendary L.A. band, the Rising Sons led by Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder.
		Terry Melcher was an executive producer of her CBS television series, The Doris Day Show from 1968 to 1972, and engineered her return to television in the 'mid-1980s with the show Doris Day's Best Friends.
		Terry Melcher was also associated with the murders carried out by Charles Manson in which actress Sharon Tate was slain.
	noted.blogs.com /westcoastmusic/2004/11/terry_melcher_d.html (2552 words)

	Beach Boys Producer Terry Melcher Dies At Age 62
		Terry Melcher, record producer and son of legendary actress Doris Day, passed away this past Friday (November 19) in his home in Beverly Hills, California after losing a battle with skin cancer.
		Melcher was also linked to Charles Manson in 1969 and was originally thought by some to be the intended target of the Manson family's most infamous murders.
		Melcher once rented the home where actress Sharon Tate and her group of friends were found brutally murdered by Manson's followers.
	www.chartattack.com /damn/PrintThis.cfm?ID=2004112210 (322 words)

	CTV.ca \| Producer-songwriter Terry Melcher dies, age 62
		Melcher also produced hit songs for Paul Revere and the Raiders and worked with Gram Parsons, the Mamas and the Papas, and Ry Cooder.
		Melcher once rented the home where actress Sharon Tate and a group of her friends were murdered by Manson followers.
		Melcher had since moved to Malibu, and police established that Manson knew of his new address.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1101081194358_223?hub=Entertainment (322 words)

	USATODAY.com - Terry Melcher helped 'rock' the music world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Terry Melcher, a key architect of the California pop sound of the '60s as a record producer, songwriter and artist, died Friday at age 62 after a long struggle with melanoma.
		Melcher, the son of Doris Day, was one of the leading behind-the-scenes figures who took rock to new heights in at least three different movements during the music's most creative era.
		Melcher plunged into L.A.'s surf-music scene in 1963, performing and producing hits with future Beach Boy Bruce Johnston in the Rip Chords (Hey Little Cobra) and Bruce and Terry (Summer Means Fun).
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-11-21-melcher-appreciation_x.htm (325 words)

	MTV.com - Terry Melcher
		Melcher's career started with the surf craze that was kicked of by the Beach Boys in the early part of the decade.
		Melcher remained a presence on the L.A. scene throughout the late 60s, collaborating with such mainstays as Glen Campbell and Bruce Johnston and, passing into infamy, when his former house on Cielo Drive became the site for the grizzly Manson Family murders.
		Melcher had known Manson and it was rumored that the producer's lack of interest in Manson's songwriting career was why the house on Cielo Drive was targeted.
	www.mtv.com /bands/az/melcher_terry/bio.jhtml (290 words)

	Jambands.com \| Columns::Mike Gruenberg \| Terry Melcher \| 2004-12-01
		Terry did have a bit of success with surfing oriented music when he wrote for and performed with the Rip Chords whose hits included "Three Window Coupe" and "Hey Little Cobra." Through his connection to Bruce Johnston, Terry sang and played on the infamous " Pet Sounds"; album.
		Terry's worldwide success was tied to the early hits of the Byrds while he was a staff producer for Columbia Records.
		Terry Melcher became a hero for me not only for his public achievements, but also because he did it quietly on his own.
	www.jambands.com /Columns/MGruenberg/content_2004_12_01.00.phtml (1362 words)

	DISCOVERING Doris Day \| News \| Doris's beloved son, Terry Melcher dies
		During the '60s, Terry was a force to be reckoned with, having established quite a name for himself as being a successful record producer and songwriter.
		Terry was renowned for aiding the careers of Ry Cooder, the Beach Boys and the Byrds for which he produced hits including Mr.
		Melcher found time during the '70s to refocus his sights on advancing his own solo singing career when signing to Reprise.
	www.dorisdaytribute.com /news-terrymelcherdies.htm (284 words)

	Blog of Death: Terry Melcher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Terry Melcher, a producer and songwriter who helped craft the sound of California surf, rock and folk music, died on Nov. 19 after a long battle with cancer.
		From 1968 to 1972, Melcher served as the executive producer on his mother's CBS series "The Doris Day Show." He later recorded two unheralded solo albums ("Terry Melcher" and "Royal Flush"), co-produced the 1985 cable show "Doris Day's Best Friends" and worked as the director and vice president of the Doris Day Animal Foundation.
		I met Terry Melcher in 1993 at the Cypress Inn where he was kind enough to buy my friend and I a drink (we were sitting in the library bar late in the evening and he came in).
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/001235.html (3978 words)

	Terry Melcher Dead at 62 - Elites TV - Your Elite News Source
		Terry Melcher, who is credited with creating the sound that was the Beach Boys, died Friday at home in Beverly Hills, California after battling melanoma.
		Melcher, who began is career as Terry Day in 1963, first worked with Bruce Johnson in a band called 'The Rip Cords.' Johnson would later go on to become a Beach Boy.
		Melcher was a pioneer in a technology known as harmonic layering, a sound that later typified the 60's surf sound popularized by the Beach Boys.
	www.elitestv.com /pub/2004/Nov/EEN41a1f8682e914.html (226 words)

	Guardian \| Terry Melcher
		Melcher said: "I thought the only guy in the band who could play well enough to record was McGuinn, so I used all the normal guys I used for sessions.
		Melcher wrote Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be?) and The Great Airplane Strike among their many hits, and produced their four top 10 albums between 1965 and 1967.
		Melcher is survived by his mother; his wife, Terese; and a son from an earlier marriage, Ryan.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5069062-103684,00.html (780 words)

	Terry Melcher dead at 62 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Producer Terry Melcher has died after a long battle with melanoma at his home in Beverly Hills, his publicist has revealed.
		Melcher was best known for his work with the Beach Boys but he also produced Ry Cooder and The Byrds.
		Melcher was reported to have turned down Manson for a recording contract.
	www.undercover.com.au /news/2004/nov04/20041121_terrymelcher.html (225 words)

	Terry Melcher : Terry Melcher - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Melcher calls on a notable cast of support from his days as a staff producer for Columbia Records in the early- to mid-'60s, where he worked with the Byrds as well as Paul Revere & the Raiders.
		Chief among the luminaries is singer/songwriter Bruce Johnston, with whom Melcher had previously collaborated in the short-lived surf-rock combo Bruce & Terry, which evolved into the Rip Chords.
		Granted, Melcher's interpretation of "Arkansas" doesn't bear the same authenticity as the Osborne Brothers or the Wilburn Brothers respective renditions, yet it remains a standout, mirroring a Randy Newman-like introspection with Melcher's expressive leads.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,129918,00.html (459 words)

	Surf music producer Terry Melcher dies. 22/11/2004. ABC News Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Terry Melcher, a producer, composer and songwriter who worked with the Beach Boys and helped shape the 1960s-era California surf music sound, has died aged 62.
		During his career Mr Melcher also worked with Paul Revere and the Raiders, Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder, Glen Campbell, Gram Parsons and the Mamas and the Papas, among others.
		Mr Melcher is survived by his mother, his wife Terese and one son Ryan.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200411/s1248686.htm (339 words)

	Blogcritics.org: Terry Melcher Dies
		Melcher was born in February 1942 to an 18-year-old Doris Day and her first husband, trombone player Al Jorden.
		Melcher took his Ricky Nelson-sounding demo to Columbia, where they were impressed enough to invite him into their producer-trainee program in New York.
		Melcher smoothed the arrangement away from the band's march beat, informed the band that while McGuinn, Crosby and Clark would be singing, only McGuinn was going to play on (the now) Byrds' first single.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2004/11/21/164014.php (2332 words)

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