Joe Meek (born Robert George Meek; April 5, 1929 in Newent, Gloucestershire — February 3, 1967 in London) was a pioneering English record producer and songwriter acknowledged as one of the world's first and most imaginative independent producers. His most famous work was The Tornados' hit "Telstar" (1962), which became the first record by a British group to hit #1 in the US Hot 100. It also spent five weeks atop the UK singles chart, … Wikipedia
General The promotion of Joe's music and career as the original British independent record producer and sound innovator Music The RGMAS is dedicated to the promotion of Joe Meek's own R.G.M Sound. www.myspace.com/robertgeorgemeek
Carry on Compressing!: Joe Meek and 1960s Britain by D.M. Edwards -- Joe Meeks pioneering genius will not be forgotten, but overexposure to his work is like living in a hall of mirrors, on four hours sleep, tequila, and cotton candy. Article published 200 www.popmatters.com/pm/features/article/41887/carry-on-com...
On February 3, 1967, Joe Meek inexplicably murdered his landlady with a shotgun and then turned the weapon on himself, thus ending a career that led from promising beginnings to international fame and, finally, to oblivion. emusician.com/artists/emusic_production_values_meek/
Since this piece was written, the great Geoff Goddard, Meek's crazy collaborator and author of the unimpeachable 'Johnny Remember Me' , who I spoke to for this article, has died. www.mccready.cwc.net/meek.html
