Denny Cordell (born Dennis Cordell-Laverack, 1 August 1943, Buenos Aires, Argentina — died 18 February 1995, Dublin, Ireland) was a British record producer and horseracer.
Cordell grew up in England. He met Chris Blackwell when he was aged twenty one, and started to work for Blackwell's label, Island Records, as a producer. When Cordell started to work more closely with The Moody Blues, he decided to leave Island and become an independent produce...
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Denny Cordell (born Dennis Cordell-Laverack, 1 August 1943, Buenos Aires, Argentina — died 18 February 1995, Dublin, Ireland) was a British record producer and horseracer.
Cordell grew up in England. He met Chris Blackwell when he was aged twenty one, and started to work for Blackwell's label, Island Records, as a producer. When Cordell started to work more closely with The Moody Blues, he decided to leave Island and become an independent producer.
Cordell produced the Moody Blues' debut album The Magnificent Moodies on the Decca record label in 1965. The record contained the hit "Go Now" (produced separately by Alex Wharton), which had been a #1 hit on the UK Singles Chart a year earlier. This was followed up with hits for Cordell producing The Move, Georgie Fame, Procol Harum and Joe Cocker. On the back of his success of iconic 1960s anthems such as Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help From My Friends", Cordell moved his operation to Tulsa,...
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