Glenn “Spot” Lockett, the trailblazing punk producer behind Sst Records and artistic statements by the likes of Hüsker Dü and Black Flag, has died at 72. The influential engineer had been battling fibrosis before he suffered a stroke several months earlier and ultimately passed away on Saturday at a healthcare facility in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Former Sst Records co-owner Joe Carducci broke the news of Lockett’s death in a statement via Facebook, sharing that “his nurse told me he woke up alright but later showed no pulse and several attempts to revive him failed.” He noted the producer’s preferred name spelling “in all caps with a dot in the middle of the O” and called him “an architect of the natural approach to recording a band in the punk era.”
Carducci hailed Lockett for taking “the primacy of live jazz playing into recording bands against prevailing attempts to soften or...
Former Sst Records co-owner Joe Carducci broke the news of Lockett’s death in a statement via Facebook, sharing that “his nurse told me he woke up alright but later showed no pulse and several attempts to revive him failed.” He noted the producer’s preferred name spelling “in all caps with a dot in the middle of the O” and called him “an architect of the natural approach to recording a band in the punk era.”
Carducci hailed Lockett for taking “the primacy of live jazz playing into recording bands against prevailing attempts to soften or...
- 3/6/2023
- by Bryan Kress
- Consequence - Music
Glen “Spot” Lockett, who served as the in-house producer and engineer for legendary punk label Sst Records, died on Saturday at age 72. The news was confirmed by former label co-owner Joe Carducci.
According to Carducci’s Facebook post, Lockett died at Morningside Healthcare in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He had been been on oxygen after fibrosis had began to impair his lung function, and was hoping for a lung transplant, per the post, but a stroke three months prior necessitated a trip to the hospital.
“His principal sideline was as a record...
According to Carducci’s Facebook post, Lockett died at Morningside Healthcare in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He had been been on oxygen after fibrosis had began to impair his lung function, and was hoping for a lung transplant, per the post, but a stroke three months prior necessitated a trip to the hospital.
“His principal sideline was as a record...
- 3/5/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
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