Ted Templeman

Ted Templeman (* 24. October 1944 in Santa Cruz , California ) is an American rock music - producer who primarily for his work with Van Halen and the Doobie Brothers became known.

biography

Templeman began his music career as a drummer in various locally known bands. He later joined the Tikis, who renamed themselves Harper's Bizarre in 1966 . In addition to his work as guitarist and singer for the group, he also helped Lenny Waronker , the producer of Harper's Bizarre, in the studio.

When Harper's Bizarre split in 1970, Waronker Templeman offered a position as a producer with Warner Brothers Records . At the end of the year he took a then unknown Californian band under his wing, called the Doobie Brothers. The debut album flopped, but the follow-up album Toulouse Street was a complete success. Templeman produced all of the band's other albums that appeared on Warner Brothers.

Templeman also produced several successful albums for Van Morrison , Captain Beefheart , Little Feat and Montrose during this period. In 1977 he brought a hard rock band called Van Halen to the Warner Bros. label, which he discovered in a club in Hollywood . By 1984 Templeman produced all of the band's albums.

This was followed by works by ex-Van Halen musicians David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar , as well as LPs by Eric Clapton and Aerosmith . At the end of the 1980s, the success of Templeman's productions slowly ebbed away, even if he was still active in the music industry into the 21st century.

Discography

As a musician

• Anything Goes (1967 with Harper's Bizarre)
• Feelin 'Groovy (1967 with Harper's Bizarre)
• Secret Life of Harpers Bizarre (1968 with Harpers Bizarre)
• Harper's Bizarre 4 (1969 with Harper's Bizarre)
• Arcade (1983 with Patrick Simmons )

As a producer

• The Doobie Brothers (1971 by the Doobie Brothers)
• Tupelo Honey (1971 by Van Morrison)
• Clear Spot (1972 by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band)
• Sailin 'Shoes (1972 by Little Feat)
• Saint Dominic's Preview (1972 by Van Morrison)
• Toulouse Street (1972 by Doobie Brothers)
• The Captain and Me (1973 by the Doobie Brothers)
• Montrose (1973 from Montrose)
• It's Too Late to Stop Now (1974 by Van Morrison)
• Paper Money (1974 by Montrose)
• What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974 by Doobie Brothers)
• Stampede (1975 by the Doobie Brothers)
• Takin 'It to the Streets (1976 by Doobie Brothers)
• Livin 'on the Fault Line (1977 by Doobie Brothers)
• Time Loves a Hero (1977 by Little Feat)
• Minute by Minute (1978 by the Doobie Brothers)
• Nicolette (1978 by Nicolette Larson )
• Van Halen (1978 by Van Halen)
• Everything You've Heard Is True (1979 by Tom Johnston )
• In the Nick of Time (1979 by Nicolette Larson)
• Van Halen II (1979 by Van Halen)
• One Step Closer (1980 by Doobie Brothers)
• Radioland (1980 by Nicolette Larson)
• Women and Children First (1980 by Van Halen)
• Fair Warning (1981 by Van Halen)
• Hoy-Hoy! (1981 by Little Feat)
• All Dressed up & No Place to Go (1982 by Nicolette Larson)
• Diver Down (1982 by Van Halen)
• If That's What It Takes (1982 by Michael McDonald )
• Farewell Tour (1983 by Doobie Brothers)
• Road Games (1983 by Allan Holdsworth )
• 1984 (1984 by Van Halen)
• VOA (1984 by Sammy Hagar)
• Behind the Sun (1985 by Eric Clapton)
• Crazy from the Heart (1985 by David Lee Roth)
• Done with Mirrors (1985 by Aerosmith)
• No Lookin 'Back (1985 by Michael McDonald)
• Down and out in Beverly Hills (1986; original soundtrack)
• Eat 'Em and Smile (1986 by David Lee Roth)
• Sonrisa Salvaje (1986 by David Lee Roth)
• Atomic Playboys (1987 by Steve Stevens , executive producer)
• BulletBoys (1988 by BulletBoys )
• Racing after Midnight (1988 by Honeymoon Suite )
• Talk to Your Daughter (1988 by Robben Ford )
• Atomic Playboys (1989 by Steve Stevens )
• Take It to Heart (1990 by Michael McDonald)
• For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991 by Van Halen)
• Freakshow (1991 by the BulletBoys)
• Za-Za (1993 by BulletBoys)
• Seducing down the Door (1994 by John Cale )
• Woke up with a Monster (1994 by Cheap Trick )
• You're All I Wanna Do (1994 by Cheap Trick)
• Mugzy's Move (1995 by Royal Crown Revue )
• Postman - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack (1997; Original Soundtrack)
• Private Parts (1997; Original Soundtrack)
• Bathhouse Betty (1998 by Bette Midler )
• Contender (1998 by Royal Crown Revue)
• Philosopher's Stone (1998 by Van Morrison)
• Detroit Rock City (1999; Original Soundtrack)
• Varsity Blues (1999; original soundtrack)
• Back to Mine (2002 by New Order )
• Radio (2003; original soundtrack)