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Also known as Gary Lee Usher, Gary L. Usher

American musician (1938–1990)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1938
Active to
1990
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Total plays
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Gary Usher (born December 14, 1938; died May 25, 1990) was an American surf rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. Though a musician in a number of Californian bands in the late 1950s, Usher gained notoriety in the early Sixties, writing and producing a number of hits for various surf rock artists. He was a long-time collaborator of the Beach Boys, and was involved in many of their early hits. Later in the decade, he worked with The Byrds <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gary+Usher">

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Lee
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
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date of death
1990-05-25
date of birth
1938-12-14
Commons category
Gary Usher
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
cancer
start of work period
1990-00-00
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
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