Terry Manning

Terry Manning
Terry Manning
	Manning in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Terry Don Manning
Born	December 29, 1947; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	March 25, 2025 (aged 77); El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Rock; new wave; pop rock;
Occupations	Singer-songwriter; composer; multi-instrumentalist; record producer; photographer; audio engineer; mixing engineer; photographer;
Instruments	Keyboards; piano; guitar;
Years active	1963–2025
Website	terrymanning.com

Terry Don Manning (December 29, 1947 – March 25, 2025) was an American recording engineer, record producer, musician and photographer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, he worked with Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Bryan Adams, ZZ Top, the Tragically Hip, Zeno, Booker T. & the MG's, Shakira, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Rhino Bucket, Johnny Winter, the Fabulous Thunderbirds,^[1] Big Star,^[2] Johnny Taylor, Jason and the Scorchers, the Staple Singers, Molly Hatchet, George Thorogood, Al Green, Widespread Panic, Shania Twain, Joe Cocker, Joe Walsh, and Lenny Kravitz, among others.^[3]

In 2013, Manning was inducted into the International Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the West Texas Music Hall of Fame, and the Bobby Fuller Four and Border Legends Cultural Center of El Paso, Texas. In October 2013, ECR Music Group released Manning's album West Texas Skyline, a tribute to Bobby Fuller. In January 2015, ECR released Manning's album Heaven Knows,^[4] and in 2019 ECR released a live Manning album, Playin' in Elvis' House, recorded in Elvis Presley's first home on Audubon Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.

^ Epic Records 1989
^ Benjamin, Kent H. (March 19, 2004). "Big Star Myths". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 20, 2022. As Memphis legend Jim Dickinson has told me for years, a case could be made that the Big Star sound really came from producer Terry Manning, who served as mentor to both Bell and Chilton.
^ "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
^ Sampson, Tim. "Stax Museum mourns the loss of Terry Manning – songwriter, producer, recording engineer". Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Retrieved March 29, 2025.

[1] Epic Records 1989

[2] Benjamin, Kent H. (March 19, 2004). "Big Star Myths". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 20, 2022. As Memphis legend Jim Dickinson has told me for years, a case could be made that the Big Star sound really came from producer Terry Manning, who served as mentor to both Bell and Chilton.

[3] "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2015.

[4] Sampson, Tim. "Stax Museum mourns the loss of Terry Manning – songwriter, producer, recording engineer". Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Retrieved March 29, 2025.

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