American record producer, song publisher and artist manager (* May 19, 1940 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA).
He is best known for his work in the 1960s with Tim Hardin, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Charlatans, Sopwith Camel, and later with Norman Greenbaum and Chris Isaak. Founder of Sweet Reliable Productions and Great Honesty Music in San Francisco.
In high school he played the tuba and sousaphone. Later, at Oberlin College he began playing bluegrass style banjo and by his senior year, took over leadership of the Oberlin bluegrass band, The Plumb Creek Boys. After graduation in 1962, he formed Knob Lick Upper 10,000 with Dwain Story and Pete Childs.