Composer
Hurricane Smith
British recording engineer, producer, musician (1923-2008)
1923–2008
1 work in the index
- Born
- 1923
- Died
- 2008
- Birthplace
- Edmonton
- Place of death
- East Sussex
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Norman Smith (22 February 1923 – 3 March 2008) was an English musician, record producer and engineer. In the 1960s, he notably engineered all of the Beatles' EMI studio recordings up to the end of 1965 and produced three Pink Floyd albums including their first, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). He later had a successful recording career as Hurricane Smith, achieving a transatlantic hit single with "Oh Babe, What Would You Say" in 1972.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- drummer; audio engineer; singer; writer; record producer; composer; engineer; musician; trumpeter
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 68561403
- ISNI
- 0000000114471784
- Library of Congress ID
- no99013982
- MusicBrainz ID
- 3c4092d7-0b4b-4cc1-8098-eb2ebb43a1ca
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- easy listening
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | easy listening | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 68561403.