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Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash Producer Bob Johnston Dead At 83
08/18/2015
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(Classic Rock) Bob Johnston, a Columbia Records producer who worked on landmark albums from iconic artists Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, has died at the age of 83, a friend confirmed.

He was behind the desk for Dylan's Blonde On Blonde album in 1966, and also oversaw Johnny Cash's live records At Folsom Prison in 1968 and 1969's At San Quentin.

One of Johnston's friends confirmed the news of his death at a Nashville hospice to The Austin Chronicle: "Bob's wife told me he passed away peacefully. The grand master waved his magical wand for the last time, then disappeared off into the night." Read more here.

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