Bob Barratt
English record producer for EMI and founder of record-label Grasmere Records
About Bob Barratt
Lived 1938 – 2004 (aged 65). Bob Barratt was a British record producer, composer and A&R.
Denis Mervyn "Bob" Barratt (22 March 1938 – 30 January 2004) was an English record producer for EMI and founder of record-label Grasmere Records.
Barratt died of liver cancer on 30 January 2004, leaving his wife and three daughters.
Career Barratt started working at Abbey Road studios in 1960 for Norman Newell as an "office boy" at the age of 22, as Newell found Barratt to be particularly polite during their previous interactions. During the following years, he worked with a number of the studio's most famous personnel, including Norrie Paramor and Tim Rice, producing his cover version of the song "Edelweiss"; Max Boyce and The Wurzels, including their 1976 UK number one single "Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)".
In 1985, Barratt started Grasmere Records, a label specialising in brass band and organ music.
Award honour After chairing the Gold Badge award committee for the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for some years, he was himself awarded one in 2002.
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Who was Bob Barratt?
English record producer for EMI and founder of record-label Grasmere Records
When was Bob Barratt born?
Bob Barratt was born on 22 March 1938 in Croydon.
When did Bob Barratt die?
Bob Barratt died on 30 January 2004 in Southwark.
What was Bob Barratt's occupation?
Bob Barratt was a record producer, composer and A&R.
What nationality was Bob Barratt?
Bob Barratt was British.
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