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Barry Beckett, 1943-2009

Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, 16 August 2009

BEHIND EVERY star there is a great producer, musician or record company A&R man. Barry Beckett, who has died aged 66 after a series of illnesses, excelled in all those roles, and became revered in way rare within the music industry.

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