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    • Oct 20, 1925
    Producer/engineer Tom Dowd is born in New York City. Noted for his work with Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin and Lynyrd Skynyrd, he also produces Dusty Springfield's "Son-Of-A-Preacher Man," ranked in a Country Music Foundation book as one of country's 500 greatest singles
    Jul 1, 1946
    The U.S. conducts the first nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Overseeing radiation experts with the U.S. Army is Tom Dowd, destined to produce Dusty Springfield's "Son-Of-A-Preacher Man"
    May 12, 1994
    "The Atlantic Records Story: Hip To The Tip" premieres on A&E. It features interviews with Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Herb Abramson, plus music by Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, Otis Redding, Ivory Joe Hunter and Elvis Presley
    Oct 22, 2002
    Pop producer/engineer Tom Dowd dies of a respiratory illness in Miami, Florida. Associated with such acts as Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Aretha Franklin, he co-produced Dusty Springfield's "Son-Of-A-Preacher Man," hailed among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Aug 13, 2004
    The movie "Tom Dowd & The Language Of Music," honoring the producer of Dusty Springfield's "Son-Of-A Preacher Man," opens in select cities. Among those in the film: Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Gregg Allman
    Feb 7, 2006
    Merle Haggard, Cream and The Weavers are recognized with Grammy Lifetime Achievement awards at Los Angeles' Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Late producer Owen Bradley earns a Trustees Award, and Tom Dowd earns a Technical Grammy
    Dec 7, 2011
    Former Eagles producer Glyn Johns is announced as a 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, alongside Guns N' Roses, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and producer Tom Dowd, among others
    Apr 14, 2012
    "Lay Down Sally" producer Glyn Johns joins the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during an event at Cleveland's Public Hall. Also added: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Buddy Holly's Crickets, Gene Vincent's Blue Caps, The Miracles and producer Tom Dowd
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