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Richard Podolor
Richard Podolor
American record producer and songwriter
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Genya Ravan
Genya Ravan
American rock singer and producer
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Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf
Canadian-American rock group
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Mars Bonfire
Mars Bonfire
Canadian musician
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Goldie and the Gingerbreads
Goldie and the Gingerbreads
band
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Ten Wheel Drive
Ten Wheel Drive
American rock band
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Gary Katz
Gary Katz
American record producer
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Birtha
Birtha
American musical group
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John Carter
John Carter
English singer, songwriter and record producer
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Emitt Rhodes
Emitt Rhodes
American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer
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P. F. Sloan
P. F. Sloan
American singer-songwriter
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Curt Boettcher
Curt Boettcher
American musician
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The Grass Roots
The Grass Roots
American pop rock band
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Dennis Lambert
Dennis Lambert
American record producer
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Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Compton's Most Wanted
Compton's Most Wanted
American hip-hop group
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Photek
Photek
British composer and record producer
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Three Dog Night
Three Dog Night
American band
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Phideaux Xavier
Phideaux Xavier
American singer
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Ozomatli
Ozomatli
American band
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Creed Bratton
Creed Bratton
American musician
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Vesta Williams
Vesta Williams
American R&B singer (1957-2011)
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Juan Gabriel
Juan Gabriel
Mexican artist; singer and songwriter
Gabriel Mekler
American songwriter, musician, and record producer

Gabriel Mekler

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American songwriter, musician, and record producer
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Gabriel Mekler (2 December 1942 – 4 September 1977) was an American songwriter, musician, and record producer who attained fame in the 1960s, helming albums for Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, and Janis Joplin. He also collaborated with R&B singer Etta James for two critically acclaimed albums in the early 1970s, mixing blues, soul, land then topped it off with Genya Ravan production jazz and rock.