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Wally Wilson (born September 19, 1947), is an American record producer and songwriter based in Nashville.〔Morse, Steve (November 6, 1992). "Folk divas: Joan Baez and Judy Collins are back on the move in the '90s", ''The Boston Globe'', p. 43.〕 ==Career== Wally Wilson has worked with artists as diverse as Leon Russell, Bo Diddley, the Neville Brothers, Junior Wells, Amy Grant, Trisha Yearwood, Lone Star, Lorrie Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Rick Trevino, Rascal Flatts and Patty Loveless, among others.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allaccess.com/power-player/archive/11854/wally-wilson )〕 Along with Kenny Greenberg, Wilson produced two records for Joan Baez in the 1990s, one, ''Play Me Backwards'' (1992)〔 received a Grammy nomination. Baez credited Wilson and Greenberg for helping her to move towards a more mainstream style.〔Gavin, James (November 29, 1992). "Joan Baez, the First Lady of Folk", ''The New York Times'', p. A25.〕 In an interview, she said, "Wally's most famous remark was this: 'Ya know Joan, just because ya know how to write po'try don't mean ya know how to write a decent song.' I was livid. And I knew by how angry I was how close to the truth he probably was. They write in a very different way than I do…"〔Plotnikoff, David (January 17, 1993). "Joan Baez: a folk singer not a fossil", ''Toronto Star'', p. D6.〕 Wilson produced the hit country group Lonestar for BNA Records, at times co-producing with Don Cook.〔Flick, Larry (June 15, 1996). "Lonestar: Runnin' Away With My Heart", ''Billboard'' 108 (24): 74.〕〔(September 13, 1996). "Lonestar on the rise: Nashville country band has hit formula", ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', p. 15.〕 Wilson produced many other recordings in the 1990s, and created the female duo Regina Regina who were one of the "Top New Stars of 1997" according to ''Country America'' magazine.〔Patterson, Jim. "A little magic and a lot of competition", Associated Press. Reprinted in ''The Columbian'', 1997-04-02, p. y05.〕 Wilson has written many hit songs recorded by country and blues artists, including Joe Cocker, Aaron Neville, Lonestar, Doug Stone, Linda Ronstadt, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Rascal Flatts, and many more. In the mid-1990s he was part of a team of songwriters at Sony/ATV Tree whom CEO Donna Hilley valued for having both songwriting and producing credentials.〔Price, Deborah Evans (April 20, 1996). "Writer-producers churn out hits in Music City", ''Billboard'' 108 (16): 38.〕 In 1996 MCA Music Nashville hired him as senior director of its new production company.〔(August 19, 1996). "People (business)", ''Nashville Banner'', p. D4.〕 Wilson is also a successful music publisher, and along with partners Paul Worley and Glen Morgan, owns Skyline Music Publishing in Nashville, Tennessee. Wilson began his career in Nashville working as a janitor at Tree Publishing Company, not unlike Kris Kristoferson years earlier. Wilson lives in Nashville and is still active in record production. In 2010 Wilson and business partners Paul Worley and Glen Morgan expanded to form Skyville Records,〔Ross,David (August 2, 2010). "Aiming For The Sky", ''Music Row''〕 an independent country label with Sony distribution.〔Skates, Sarah (January 25, 2011). "Skyville Records Scores Sony Distribution", ''Music Row''.〕 Under the agreement, Sony Music Nashville will offer manufacturing, sales and copyright administration. Under the creative direction of producer Paul Worley, Skyville develops and produces new talent.〔Stephens, Michelle (March 4, 2011). "Paul Williams To Skyville Records", ''Music Row''〕 Working with agents at CAA, including Rod Essig and Blake McDaniel, Wilson focuses Skyville's business model on putting its independent acts out on the road 〔 while promoting new music. In 2012, Wilson returned to songwriting when he collaborated with artist and brother-in-law, Raul Malo, for the Mavericks reunion project.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wally Wilson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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