(240) LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD RECORDING STUDIOS

In 1962 I was living in Hollywood, not far from all the famous haunts. My brother was living with me. But as I maybe mentioned before, an exodus of New Yorkers came out to Los Angeles, including Johnny Rivers, who stayed with us for a time. Ersel Hickey was the one who had too much New York in him to come out this way.

Hollywood was laid back, easy going compared to New York. The people in the business were generous with their time and referrals. I tried to be the same way.

Working for American Music, I ran into another New Yorker I knew from the east, music producer Phil Spector. He would use the big studio - A, where he perfected his "Wall of Sound" at Goldstar, while I used the small studio - B, there. Dave Gold and Stan Ross owned Goldstar and it was one of the best.

Use the search feature of this blog to read about Phil Spector and our blog called GOLDSTAR - THE LUCKY STUDIO!

(74) GOLDSTAR - THE LUCKY RECORDING STUDIO

The studio we employees of American Music used the most was Goldstar.

Goldstar is legendary today. So many hits had been - and would be - recorded at Goldstar that the studio was considered good luck; about 250 hits by the time I was using the studio. Ritchie Valens had recorded "Donna," and "La Bamba," at Goldstar for Delphi Records.

Goldstar was owned by Stan Ross and Dave Gold and it is known for The Wall of Sound, a recording technique most associated with producer Phil Spector.

Goldstar has their own web site to tell the tale...link to it above!