Join us at Books on the Rise for an evening with the legendary producer, Glyn Johns, the man behind some of the greatest sounds of all time. Working with everyone from The Beatles to Led Zeppelin to The Rolling Stones this evening is a must attend for music lovers.
Glyn will be interviewed by Dr Richard Mills followed by a QnA with the audience.
About Sound Man :
In this entertaining and observant memoir, Johns takes us on a tour of his world during the heady years of the sixties, with beguiling stories that will delight music fans the world over, such as when he had to bail the Steve Miller Band out of jail on their second day in London, his impressions of John and Yoko during the Abbey Road sessions, or running into Bob Dylan at JFK and being asked by Dylan to work on a collaborative album with him, the Stones, and the Beatles, which never came to pass. Johns was there during some of the most iconic moments in rock and roll history.
About Glyn Johns:
Glyn is an English recording engineer and record producer. He has worked with many of the most famous rock recording acts from both the UK and abroad, such as the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the Who, Led Zeppelin, the Kinks, Eagles, Bob Dylan, the Band, Eric Clapton, the Clash, the Steve Miller Band, Small Faces, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Joan Armatrading.
The years 1964–1984 marked Johns's peak era of activity in which he engineered or produced numerous hit records. In 1965 Johns became one of the first independent British recording engineers to operate freelance rather than under the hire of a particular record label or studio. He was involved in making some of the most influential albums of the rock era such as Beggars Banquet and Let it Bleed by the Rolling Stones, Who's Next by the Who, and Led Zeppelin's debut album. Johns was the chief engineer during the Beatles' Get Back sessions for what became the Let It Be album, as documented in the films Let it Be (1970) and The Beatles: Get Back (2021). Since 1984 Johns has continued to be active in the industry.
About Dr Richard Mills:
Dr Richard Mills is an Associate Professor in English Literature and Popular Culture at St Mary's University, London. He has been programme director for the Film and Popular Culture, Cultural Studies and Irish Studies degrees.
He has published extensively on popular music, Irish literature and culture, film, fashion and British television. Mills is the author of The Beatles and Fandom: Sex, Death and Progressive Nostalgia (Bloomsbury 2019).
He is co-editor of Mad Dogs and Englishness (Bloomsbury 2017) and The Beatles and Humour: Mockers, Funny Papers, and Other Play (Bloomsbury 2023). He is author of the forthcoming The Beatles and Black Music: Post-colonial Theory, Musicology and Remix Culture (Bloomsbury 2025).
Richard is a regular contributor to BBC4's Last Word, Sky News, RTE, Portobello Radio and BBC Live. He is also on the editorial board of The Journal of Beatles Studies.
