Music engineer, composer, songwriter, producer, photographer, artist and more Terry Manning – who worked with the likes of Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Shakira and Iron Maiden – has passed away. The 77-year-old is believed to have died after a fall at his home in El Paso, Texas, in the early hours of Thursday, March 25.
Although no official cause of death has been released, Manning’s friend, fellow-musician Robert Johnson, shared details he said he received from Manning’s wife with the Memphis Flyer, saying the engineer suffered from a “sudden, fatal fall” at his house.
Manning enjoyed a 50-year career in the music business, working with a roster that reads like a who’s-who of the industry, including others like George Thorogood, Shania Twain, Joe Walsh, Lenny Kravitz and many more. He was inducted into the International Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2013 and released a number of his own solo albums, as well as producing, engineering and writing for others.
Having fallen in love with music at an early age, Manning managed to get a job at Stax Records as an engineer, producer, recording and mixing.
