John Purdell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Purdell

American musician and record producer

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1959

Place of Birth: San Diego, California, United States

Date of Death: 10-Jul-2003

Profession: composer, record producer, musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About John Purdell

  • John Purdell (July 8, 1959 – July 10, 2003) was an American musician and multi-platinum rock music record producer who is credited on such albums as Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears (1991) and Dream Theater's Awake (1994).
  • He was born in San Diego and raised in Los Angeles.
  • His father John Purdell (senior) (British) and mother Arrie Purdell (American) were both captains in the Salvation Army.
  • He graduated from Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga, California in 1977. Aside from being the producer of a number of acclaimed albums from such artists as Ozzy Osbourne, Abandon Shame, Poison, L.A.
  • Guns, Dream Theater, Kix, Alice Cooper, Cinderella, Tangier, Heart, Ted Nugent and Demolition Pit, he toured over the years as keyboard player and singer for artist like Rick Springfield, Quiet Riot, the Lou Gramm Band, Cinderella and Foreigner.
  • Purdell, who was splitting his time between the studio and the road at the time of his death, produced Ozzy Osbourne's best-selling album No More Tears (1991), where John co-wrote the title song, and he also penned the lyrics to three songs on Osbourne's album Ozzmosis (1995). In 1997, Purdell founded the production company Three Wishes Inc with broadcasting executive Bill Flowers and Korean superstar Honey.
  • The three worked with and produced some of rock's top bands.
  • Purdell and Flowers also formed the independent record label Jackal Records in Los Angeles along with famed Capitol Records executive Frenchy Gautier, who was responsible for artists like David Bowie and Jimmy McKeever, a mastering engineer at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studio in Hollywood.
  • McKeever mastered for Michael Jackson.
  • The first release on the Jackal label was John Purdell's Hindsight.
  • The first song released on Purdell's album was "Better Way to Die", which made it to the top of the adult contemporary charts.

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