Legendary hitmaker Billy Sherrill, who helped create some of country music’s biggest stars, has died at the age of 77.
Sherrill died on Tuesday, September 10, according to Music queue.
He worked with some of the most iconic country stars throughout his career, including Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, Mac Davis, Mickey Gilley, John Denver, Dottie West and Kenny Rogers.
Legendary country music hitmaker Billy Sherrill, who helped create some of country’s biggest stars, has died at the age of 77.
Born and raised in Kentucky, Sherrill worked in local bands before moving to Nashville.
It was in Nashville that he would find his true calling behind the mixing desk at the legendary Sound Shop studio.
Sherrill’s big break came in 1973, when he engineered Jean Shepard’s hit, ‘Slippin’ Away.’
This opened the floodgates to a career working with the cream of the crop in country music.