Gus Dudgeon
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Gus Dudgeon is a business leader from United Kingdom (age 84).
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- Full Name
- Gus Dudgeon
- Born
- September 30, 1942
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- Age
- 84 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Libra
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- Nationality
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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- Profession
- Business Leader
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Biography
Gus Dudgeon is 84 years old, a business leader, from United Kingdom.
Angus Boyd "Gus" Dudgeon (30 September 1942 – 21 July 2002) was an English record producer, who oversaw many of Elton John's most acclaimed recordings, including his commercial breakthrough, "Your Song". Their collaboration led to seven US No. 1 albums, and established John as one of the most successful singles artists of the 1970s.
Dudgeon also produced Chris Rea's first hit, the US chart topping "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", and David Bowie's "Space Oddity", and steered many other artists to chart success, including Joan Armatrading and Elkie Brooks. The Guinness Book of Records cites Dudgeon as being the first person to use sampling in music production. He was a founding member of the Music Producers Guild.
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