Died On This Date (July 25, 2008) Michael Berniker / Produced Barbra Streisand

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Michael Berniker
June 30, 1935 – July 25, 2008

Michael Berniker was a nine-time Grammy Award winning record producer who worked with such superstars as Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, and Perry Como. After studying music in college, Berniker came out swinging by producing Streisand’s first three albums, considered her best by many. And this was all before he even turned 30. In later years, as an executive for RCA Records, Berniker signed such acts as Juice Newton and Hall & Oates. He died of kidney disease at 73.

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