Died On This Date (May 1, 1986) Hugo Peretti / Songwriter & Producer
themusicsover Hugo Peretti
December 6, 1916 – May 1, 1986
Hugo Peretti was one half of the songwriting and producing team, Hugo and Luigi. Luigi was his cousin, Luigi Creatore. Throughout his career, Peretti wrote or co-wrote such hits as “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and “Can’t Help Falling In Love.” As a producer, he worked with Jimmie Rodgers, Sam Cooke, Perry Como and more. Peretti also owned parts of Roulette and Avco Records. He died of unknown causes at the age of 69.
Will Owsley was a respected singer-songwriter, producer and musician who is best remembered as Amy Grant’s touring guitarist for more than 15 years. Over the course of his career, he also worked with Shania Twain, the Neville Brothers, Faith Hill and Wynonna Judd. Owsley also released a handful of albums under his own name, including 1999’s Owsley, which earned him a Grammy nomination for its engineering. During the early ’90s, he formed the power pop band, the Semantics with Zak Starkey and Millard Powers. Will Owsley died on April 30, 2010 of an apparent suicide.
Brian “Too Loud” MacLeod is best remembered as a guitarist for Canadian rock band, Chilliwack from 1979 to 1984. He also formed a side band with other members of Chilliwack called the Headpins during that period. MacLeod occasionally played drums and keyboards, sang and acted as co-producer on some of Chilliwack’s records. In 1982, he won a Juno award for his production work on the band’s Opus X. MacLeod died of brain cancer on April 25, 1992 at the age of 39.
