Charters, Samuel Barclay

Charters, Samuel Barclay (1 Aug 1929–) Record producer, author, and performer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After military service and graduation from the University of California-Berkeley (1956), he served as recording director for Folkways Records, 1956–1963, where he produced numerous albums, including the Music of New Orleans series, Music of the Bahamas, and particularly Lightnin’ Hopkins. He next worked as recording editor for Prestige Records until 1965, when he switched to Vanguard…