Gary Usher

Gary Lee Usher (December 14, 1938 – May 25, 1990) was an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer, who worked with numerous California acts in the 1960s, including the Byrds, the Beach Boys, and Dick Dale. Usher also produced fictitious surf groups or hot rod groups, mixing studio session musicians with his own associates (including Chuck Girard and Dick Burns). These bands included the Super Stocks (with the hot-rod song "Midnight Run"), the Kickstands, the Hondells with their No. 9 US pop single "Little Honda", and Sagittarius.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 14, 1938 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States)), Died May 25, 1990 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1964

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 13595 12/15/1964 The bike of mine Devons, The composer  
Decca L 13596 12/15/1964 Honda bike Devons, The composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Usher, Gary," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/348342.

Usher, Gary. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/348342.

"Usher, Gary." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/348342

External Sources

Wikipedia: Gary Usher

Discogs: Gary Usher

IMDb: Gary Usher

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Usher, Gary - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91106023

Wikidata: Gary Usher - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5526080

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/46944926

MusicBrainz: Gary Usher - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bc97c42e-0a22-4820-ab28-860a0a5147db

ISNI: 0000 0000 7938 5839 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000079385839

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1501857 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1501857

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