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Don Was
real name Donald Edward Fagenson
Detroit, United States
Don Was is credited on 3,269 releases across 736 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1980–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
3,269
Credits
736
Albums
5
Decades active
982
In collections
Biography
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American Producer, born September 13, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan.
His résumé includes work with artists such as Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, Elton John, The B-52's...
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
3,269 releases · 736 albums · active 1980–2026
- Production · 3,308
- Performance · 1,872
- Engineering · 278
- Other credits · 110
Studios: Ocean Way Recording · Hollywood Sound Recorders · Record Plant, Los Angeles · The Hit Factory
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Some Girls
1978
Exile On Main St.
1972
Cosmic Thing
1989
Hackney Diamonds
2023
Sob Rock
2021
Cool Struttin'
1958
Ace
1972
Voodoo Lounge
1994
Nick Of Time
1989
Blue & Lonesome
2016
Ryan Adams
2014
The Big Beat
1960
On The Line
2019
Forty Licks
2002
MTV Unplugged
1995
Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
1968
Born And Raised
2012
Night Dreamer
1964
Bridges To Babylon
1997
Luck Of The Draw
1991
Music From The Edge Of Heaven
1986
6 Pieces Of Silver
1957
A Swingin' Affair
1962
Blues Walk
1958
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