Died On This Date (October 21, 2009) Walt Andrus / Engineer; Worked With 13th Floor Elevators
themusicsover Walt Andrus
February 1, 1937 – October 21, 2009
Walt Andrus was a recording engineer for Austin, Texas based label, International Artists. While working with International Artists, Andrus engineered numerous psychedelically charged groups as Red Krayola, Golden Dawn, and most famously, 13th Floor Elevators whose Andrus produced Easter Everywhere is considered by many to be the most truly psychedelic album ever recorded. Walt Andrus, 72, died of melanoma.
Greg Ladanyi was an engineer and producer who worked with some of the biggest acts of the ’70s and ’80s. His talents can be heard on landmark albums by the likes of Fleetwood Mac, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, the Church, the Cruzados, David Lindley, and Toto. In 1983, he won a Grammy for Best Engineered Album for Toto IV. In recent years he was working with Greek singer and actress, Anna Vissi. On Friday, September 25, 2009, Ladanyi was injured in an accident while on stage with Vissi. He suffered head injuries that lead to his death on September 29, 2009. He was 57 years old.