Quin Ivy

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Quin Ivy
Born 1937 (age 80–81)
Origin Oxford, Mississippi, United States
Genres Pop, soul
Occupation(s) Record producer, songwriter, session musician
Years active 1964–1991
Labels Atlantic, Quinvy, South Camp, Atco
Associated acts

Quin Ivy (born 1937) is an American former disc jockey turned songwriter and record producer, crucial to the Muscle Shoals scene in the 1960s.

Disc jockey person who plays recorded music for an audience

A disc jockey, often abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays existing recorded music for a live audience. Most common types of DJs include radio DJ, club DJ who performs at a nightclub or music festival and turntablist who uses record players, usually turntables, to manipulate sounds on phonograph records. Originally, the disc in disc jockey referred to gramophone records, but now DJ is used as an all-encompassing term to describe someone who mixes recorded music from any source, including cassettes, CDs or digital audio files on a CDJ or laptop. The title DJ is commonly used by DJs in front of their real names or adopted pseudonyms or stage names. In recent years it has become common for DJs to be featured as the credited artist on tracks they produced despite having a guest vocalist that performs the entire song: like for example Uptown Funk.

A songwriter is a professional that writes lyrics or composes musical compositions for songs. A songwriter can also be called a composer, although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre and film scoring, but is also associated with writing and composing the original musical composition or musical bed. A songwriter that writes the lyrics/words are referred to as lyricist. The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people. For example, a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with the task of creating original melodies. Pop songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers – songwriters directly employed by music publishers. Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers, while others have outside publishers.

Record producer Individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Biography

Ivy was born in Oxford, Mississippi, the son of a sharecropper. [1] [2] He started his career as a DJ in Oxford, followed by spells at WMPS in Memphis, WKDA in Nashville and WLAY in Muscle Shoals, before settling in Sheffield, Alabama. There, he established a record store and began writing songs with producer Rick Hall of FAME Recording Studios. [1] Their output includes the singles "I'm Qualified" and "Lollipops, Lace and Lipstick" both recorded by Jimmy Hughes. [3] [4]

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WLAY (AM)

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In 1965, Ivy opened his Quinvy recording studio, [1] where he produced the Percy Sledge single "When a Man Loves a Woman" which went to number one on the Billboard charts. [5] He set up the Quinvy (independently distributed) and South Camp labels (distributed by Atlantic Records) before leaving the music business in the 1970s to gain an MBA degree from The University of Mississippi. He then taught accounting at the University of North Alabama until his retirement. [6]

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When a Man Loves a Woman (song) 1966 single by Bette Midler, Percy Sledge, Michael Bolton

"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and first recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. Singer and actress Bette Midler recorded the song 14 years later and had a Top 40 hit with her version in 1980. In 1991, Michael Bolton recorded the song and his version peaked at number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart.

The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in Billboard magazine. Billboard biz, the online extension of the Billboard charts, provides additional weekly charts. There are also Year End charts. The charts may be dedicated to specific genre such as R&B, country or rock, or they may cover all genres. The charts can be ranked according to sales, streams or airplay, and for main song charts such as the Hot 100 song chart, all three pools of data are used to compile the charts. For the Billboard 200 album chart, streams and track sales are included in addition to album sales.

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References

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  2. ↑ Ward, Brian (20 May 2003). Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm And Blues, Black Consciousness And Race Relations. Taylor & Francis. p. 221. ISBN   978-0-203-21445-9 . Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Fuqua, C. S. (30 July 2008). Music Fell on Alabama: The Muscle Shoals Sound That Shook the World. NewSouth Books. p. 39. ISBN   978-1-60306-039-4 . Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (20 November 2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 515. ISBN   978-0-19-531373-4 . Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Campbell, Michael (2008). Rock and Roll: An Introduction. Cengage Learning. p. 190. ISBN   978-0-534-64295-2 . Retrieved 12 April 2013.
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