Hal Willner (born 1957, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American music producer working in recording, films, TV and live events. He is best known for assembling tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles (jazz, classical, rock, Tin Pan Alley). In the 1970s he worked under record producer Joel Dorn. Willner is often credited as the inventor of the 'modern' tribute album with "Amarcord Nino Rota" in 1981. Wikipedia
It is indeed Edgar Allan Poe appearing below, as that was the supplied image for Closed on Account of Rabies , the latest offering from Hal Willner. www.ink19.com/issues_F/98_02/ink_spots/hal_willner_nf.html
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Hal Willner is the producer of several eclectic tribute albums and shows including Stay Awake and the 2001 two-night Harry Smith extravaganza at UCLA's Royce Hall . Willner began in radio in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. www.harrynilsson.com/about-hal-willner.html
Musician located part of producer Hal Willner 's genius in his "faith in the power of artistic accident." As the compiler and orchestrator of several albums on which a diverse roster of musicians interpret the works of others--chiefly eccentric modern co www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608000621/Hal-Willner....
Hal Willner is among the most eclectic and original producers in contemporary music, helming a series of wildly ambitious concept albums and live shows which tapped the talents of artists running the gamut from pop to jazz to the avant-garde. Growing up www.pomegranatearts.com/project-hal_willner/artists.html