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Bill Holford

Bill Holford
Bill Holford at ACA Studios, early 1960s
Bill Holford at ACA Studios, early 1960s
Background information
Born(1919-06-12)June 12, 1919
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, US
DiedMarch 22, 1999(1999-03-22) (aged 79)
Houston, Texas, US
GenresCajun, country, hillbilly, rockabilly, R&B, gospel, humor
Occupation(s)Recording engineer, record producer
Years active1948-1995
LabelsStarday Records, Mercury Records, Bellaire Records, Sarg Records

William Dwight Holford, Sr. (June 12, 1919, Bartlesville, Oklahoma – March 22, 1999, Houston, Texas) was an American recording engineer and record producer. For 44 of those years, from 1948 to 1982, he was the affiliated with ACA Studios (Audio Company of America) in Houston as an owner, partner, and audio engineer.[1][2][3] Holford also helped build studios for several labels, including Duke/Peacock, Starday, Sarg Records, and Trumpet Records.[4]

  1. ^ Obituary: Holford, William Dwight "Bill"; 79, Houston Chronicle, March 24, 1999; reprinted in AAFA Action (genealogical journal), Alford American Family Association (Fall 1999), Vol 12, Issue 2, p. 45 ISSN 1082-3212
  2. ^ House of Hits: The Story of Houston's Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios, Andy Bradley and Charles Roger Wood, University of Texas Press (2010) OCLC 610030219
  3. ^ Recording Industry, by Gary S. Hickinbotham (born 1950), Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Association
  4. ^ "A History of the Texas Recording Industry" (PDF). Gato-docs.its.txstate.edu. Retrieved 21 March 2023.