Glyn Johns

Glyn Johns is, frankly, one of the most important people most listeners have never heard of. Born in Epsom in 1942, this English engineer and producer shaped records by the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the Who, Led Zeppelin, the Kinks, Eagles, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton, an almost absurd roll call. What I find remarkable is how his hands-on, capture-the-room philosophy defined the sound of an entire era of rock. The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction was overdue recognition for someone who stayed behind the glass. To me he's proof that the engineer can be as much an artist as the band.

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Name (English)

Glyn Johns

Name (Japanese)

グリン・ジョンズ

Reading

ぐりん・じょんず

Born

February 15, 1942 (age 84)

Origin

Epsom, United Kingdom

Occupation

audio engineer / music executive / record producer / composer / recording artist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Horse

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttp://www.glynjohns.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyn%20Johns
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956126

Tags

• audio engineer
• music executive
• record producer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.