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Willie Mitchell 1928 - 2010
As the owner of Hi Records in Memphis, Mitchell produced many of Green's 70s hits including Let's Stay Together and I'm Still In Love With You.
The pair teamed up again in 2003 after a break of 18 years to record the album I Can't Stop.
Mitchell, who suffered a heart attack two weeks ago, worked most recently with Rod Stewart on his Soulbook album.
Al Green is due to arrive in Australia this week for his first ever Australian tour, with shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
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Willie Mitchell (March 1, 1928 – January 5, 2010) was an American soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop and funk music producer and arranger who ran Royal Recording in Memphis, Tennessee. He was best known for his Hi Records label of the 1970s, which released albums by a large stable of popular Memphis soul artists, including Mitchell himself, Al Green, Syl Johnson and Ann Peebles.
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What a good innings old Willie Mitchell had. There's no way you could imagine all those early Al Green recordings on Hi Records without that magic production. That gorgeous Memphis drum sound was entirely his handiwork. I do wonder how his passing will affect Al's performances in Sydney over the next few days. I guess Al has a faith that Willie is leaning over a massive mixing desk somewhere in that great studio in the sky
RIP
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