Allman Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton

Rarely do we get a chance to see a feature-length documentary about a true unsung hero. Tom Dowd was an innovative music producer and recording engineer. Historical footage, photographs and classic mu...( read more  read more... )sic tracks underscore how Tom Dowd altered the course of contemporary music via his many technical achievements. Features appearances by Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Les Paul and Aretha Franklin.

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Directed by: Ahmet Ertegun, Mark Moormann

Release Date: August 13, 2004

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DVD Release Date: August 31, 2004

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  • December 21, 2007
    great subject - decent movie
  • May 4, 2009
    If you love music and are more than a casual listening, you will dig this very well done tribute to a legend!
  • February 17, 2009
    Brilliant!! Tom You Are Missed...
  • November 3, 2007
    Awesome! Just awesome! Thank god I finally have watched a decent movie in the past few weeks. If you don?t know, this guy is one of the founders of popular music, a legend. Incredible story, just touches on all he accomplished. You saw him briefly in ?Ray? as the engineer at Atla...( read more)ntic records. If you like music, play an instrument, it?s a must see!
  • October 18, 2007
    If you love music WATCH THIS. Tom Dowd produced some of the greatest music of all-time. From Monk, Trane, Aretha, Ray Charles, to Clapton, The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd...it's endless.

    He actually built his own mixing boards, and developed new ways of producing music years...( read more) ahead of anyone else. The Beatles were using four-track in the 60's, while Dowd had developed eight-track in the 50's.

    It's amazing to see legendary musicians talk about the genius of this man, and also his ethic, and his personality. He's truly one of the great figures in music of our time, or any time.

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