“I worked with Bob Wayne at Sunburst Recording in the early 90’s where he engineered and co-produced two of my Rhino Records’ albums. They both turned out great and Bob was a pleasure to work with.”
— Micky Dolenz, solo recording artist and member of The Monkees
BOB WAYNE - BEHIND THE CONSOLE
“I’ve worked with Bob Wayne for well over 40 years. Bob came on board at Rhino early on, bringing his vast engineering and producing expertise to a number of projects, including many of Rhino’s best-selling original recordings of the late 1970’s through the early 2000’s.
As I have, I’m sure you will find this book a fascinating, first-hand glimpse into the L.A. recording scene during those exciting times.”
— Richard Foos, Co-Founder, Rhino Records, CEO of Shout! Factory Entertainment
“Producer/Performer/Recording Studio Owner Bob Wayne’s enjoyable and informative account includes encounters with familiar names and delusional hopefuls, like the poet who was so sure of success he told Bob to “pick a color for your new Maserati.”
— Harold Bronson, Co-Founder, Rhino Records
BOB WAYNE & “BIG DADDY”
“Stuff can go any way, any direction. I mean, you can do a hoe-down version of ‘Money For Nothing’ with a blue-grass band quite easily. Or I’ve heard a great version by Big Daddy in which they did that song like ‘Sixteen Tons’.”
— Mark Knopfler, founding member of Dire Straits and co-composer of “Money For Nothing” with Sting.
Quote from an article in SongTalk, Spring, 1990 (Published by The National Academy of Songwriters)
“Occasionally, I’ve heard songs reinterpreted...There have been some real surprises. Just recently, an L.A. group, Big Daddy, did this really funny version of ‘Once in a Lifetime.’ It was like doo-wop calypso.”
— David Byrne, founding member of Talking Heads and co-composer of “Once in a Lifetime” with Brian Eno and Taking Heads
Quote from Details Magazine, March, 1992
Photo by Mark Johnson of his vast BIG DADDY record collection (1979 - 2015)