R.I.P. Brooks Arthur
Brooks Arthur, the multiple Grammy Award-winning record producer and engineer who worked on hits by Leiber and Stoller, The Grateful Dead, Burt Bacharach, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and many more, died Sunday .
As his reputation grew, so too did his resume. At Mirasound, he engineered recordings for Leiber and Stoller, and was behind the boards for many classic songs of the era, from Dixie Cups’ “Chapel of Love”, the Shangri-Las’ “Leader of the Pack”, “Hang On Sloopy” by The McCoys, and Janis Ian’s “Society’s Child.” He’s become known as the chief architect of New York’s “girl group” sound.
The first of his three Grammys came in the 1970s, for Arthur’s production and engineering work on Janis Ian’s “Between the Lines” LP.films, which have enjoyed a renaissance following theThe Karate Kid IIArthur took the plunge and founded his own recording studios, first Century Sound , and lead his own band, Brooks Arthur Ensemble. Later, Arthur would operate 914 Studios in Rockland County, a space where Bruce Springsteen recorded his debut album.
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