Billy Sherrill

Nashville-based recording engineer, originally from Paducah, Kentucky, born c. 1947. Died September 10, 2024.

He was hired to work as assistant engineer at [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/366137]Sound Shop[/url] around Thanksgiving 1969. In the spring of 1975, he left Sound Shop to move at [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/345352]Jack Clement Recording[/url] (later known as Sound Emporium).
Do not confuse with Billy Sherrill, his famous namesake, a prolific producer, songwriter (for Epic/Columbia), and also sound engineer in Nashville, who died in 2015.*

He made his first recording session on Jan. 1, 1970. He also worked at Sound Emporium and with engineer Harold Lee.

*Note: please, be very careful when credit this profile or Billy Sherrill; due to - coincidentally - almost same area (Nashville), same period (1970/80s) and same technical role. Billy Sherrill worked as sound engineer -at least- till 1964 at Sam Phillips Studio, Nashville (but possibly also after this date!) and he turned more into a producer role (the majority of his career). While Billy Sherrill (2) started to work in very early of 1970s at Sound Emporium / Sound Emporium, then Sound Emporium and spent the majority of his career as sound engineer (very rarely as producer).

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