Quinon Ray Ivy (June 3, 1937 – December 10, 2022) was an American former disc jockey turned songwriter and record producer, crucial to the Muscle Shoals scene in the 1960s.
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| Birth name | Quinon Ray Ivy |
| Born | June 3, 1937 Banner, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 2022 (aged 85) Oxford, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, session musician |
| Years active | 1964–1991 |
| Labels | Atlantic, Quinvy, South Camp, Atco |
Early life
editIvy was born in Banner, Mississippi, the son of a sharecropper.[1][2] He started his career as a DJ in Oxford, followed by spells at WMPS in Memphis, WKDA in Nashville and WLAY in Muscle Shoals, before settling in Sheffield, Alabama. There, he established a record store and began writing songs with producer Rick Hall of FAME Recording Studios.[1] Their output includes the singles "I'm Qualified" and "Lollipops, Lace and Lipstick" both recorded by Jimmy Hughes.[3][4]
Career
editIn 1965, Ivy opened his Quinvy recording studio,[1] where he produced the Percy Sledge single "When a Man Loves a Woman" which went to number one on the Billboard charts.[5] He set up the Quinvy (independently distributed) and South Camp labels (distributed by Atlantic Records) before leaving the music business in the 1970s to gain an MBA degree from The University of Mississippi. He then taught accounting at the University of North Alabama until his retirement.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Biography by Ed Hogan at Allmusic. Retrieved 12 April 2013
- ^ Ward, Brian (20 May 2003). Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm And Blues, Black Consciousness And Race Relations. Taylor & Francis. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-203-21445-9. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ Fuqua, C. S. (30 July 2008). Music Fell on Alabama: The Muscle Shoals Sound That Shook the World. NewSouth Books. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-60306-039-4. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (20 November 2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 515. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ Campbell, Michael (2008). Rock and Roll: An Introduction. Cengage Learning. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-534-64295-2. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ Fuqua, C. S. (30 July 2008). Music Fell on Alabama: The Muscle Shoals Sound That Shook the World. NewSouth Books. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-60306-039-4. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
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