# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/terry-melcher
# Generated: 2026-08-31T17:35:17.545Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/terry-melcher"
name: "Terry Melcher"
slug: "terry-melcher"
description: "Terrence Paul Melcher was an American record producer, singer, and songwriter who was instrumental in shaping the mid-to-late 1960s California sound and folk rock movements. His best-known contributions were producing the Byrds' first two albums Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) and Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965) as well as most of the hit recordings of Paul Revere & the Raiders and Gentle Soul. He is also known for his collaboration with Bruce Johnston and for his association with the Manson Family."
tagline: "American record producer (1942–2004)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Terry_Melcher_Byrds_in_studio_1965.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1942-02-08"
deathDate: "2004-11-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           58.1
  momentum:             10.67146409862956
  historical:           16.11876266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0577457/"
    handle:    "nm0577457"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "تيرى ميلشر"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Terry Melcher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Terry Melcher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Melcher"
    title: "Terry Melcher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Melcher"
    title: "Terry Melcher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "تری ملچر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Melcher"
    title: "Terry Melcher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Melcher"
    title: "Terry Melcher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Terry Melcher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Terry Melcher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Melcher"
    title: "Terry Melcher"
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    title: "Terry Melcher"
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  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Melcher"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Terry Melcher"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump