SHERRILL, BILLY
(*1936)
SHERRILL, BILLY (b. Phil Campbell, Ala., November 5, 1936) Sherrill was a legendary Nashville producer who nurtured the careers of CHARLIE RICH, TANYA TUCKER, JOHNNY PAYCHECK , TAMMY WYNETTE, and countless others as an A&R man at Epic Records from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s. He also was responsible for the COUNTRYPOLITAN sound of the late 1960s and early 1970s, bringing a more pop-oriented sound to Nashville recordings by downplaying traditional instruments and adding layers of…