Chuck Britz

November 7, 1927 (age 72)

Cameron, Oklahoma

He was involved in long-range photography with the Army Air Corps fifth reconnaissance squadron from 1945 to 1947. In 1960, Britz went to work at Western Recorders and began engineering numerous rock n" roll records. Britz met Brian Wilson when the Beach Boys were cutting demos at Western Recorders. Influential in Wilson"s development as a musician, he would go on to record and mix most of the their hit records between 1963 and 1967. He worked with January and Dean and through this association later with Procurator-Fiscal Sloan and The Grass Roots. He also recorded music for television and movies. Britz died of brain cancer in Paradise, California at the age of 72.

Chuck Britz

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Britz was born in 1927 to Charles and Elsie Britz in Cameron, Oklahoma.

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He was involved in long-range photography with the Army Air Corps fifth reconnaissance squadron from 1945 to 1947. In 1960, Britz went to work at Western Recorders and began engineering numerous rock n" roll records. Britz met Brian Wilson when the Beach Boys were cutting demos at Western Recorders.

Influential in Wilson"s development as a musician, he would go on to record and mix most of the their hit records between 1963 and 1967.

He worked with January and Dean and through this association later with Procurator-Fiscal Sloan and The Grass Roots. He also recorded music for television and movies.

Britz died of brain cancer in Paradise, California at the age of 72.

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