Dowd worked on the Manhattan Project, which resulted in the development of the atomic bomb, but will be remembered for the more pacific career of music producer, where he worked with the likes of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Otis Redding, the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Dowd, who is also considered a pioneer of eight-track and studio recordings, received a lifetime achievement award earlier this year from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Passage: Tom Dowd, 77
Dowd worked on the Manhattan Project, which resulted in the development of the atomic bomb, but will be remembered for the more pacific career of music producer, where he worked with the likes of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Otis Redding, the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Dowd, who is also considered a pioneer of eight-track and studio recordings, received a lifetime achievement award earlier this year from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
