Background
Titelman, Russ was born on August 16, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Herbert Titelman and Leonore (Greenburg) Hayman.
Titelman, Russ was born on August 16, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Herbert Titelman and Leonore (Greenburg) Hayman.
He earned his first producing the song "Higher Love", and his second and third for Eric Clapton's Journeyman and Unplugged albums. Titelman also produced the 24 Nights live album of 1990 and the all-blues album From The Cradle, released in 1994. Beginning his career in the 1960s, he has worked with musicians such as Nancy Sinatra, The Monkees, Dion Dimucci, George Harrison, Bee Gees, Little Feat, Christine McVie, , Paul Simon, , The Allman Brothers Band, , , Chaka Khan, Ry Cooder, , Gordon Lightfoot, Eric Clapton and Gerry Goffin.
After having worked for Warner Bros. Records for 20 years, Titelman has been an independent producer since 1997. Titelman started his independent music label Walking Liberty Records in New York.
One of his first productions for the label was the debut album by the Oklahoma based singer-songwriter Jared Tyler. Released in 2005, Blue Alleluia included guest appearances from Emmylou Harris, Mac McAnally and Mary Kay Place. (1988) The Very Best of (track: "Is Nothing Sacred") (1998).
Married Carol Ann Wikarska, May 10, 1978 (divorced 1995).