Don Potter (musician)
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Don Potter is an American musician and producer
in Nashville, Tennessee
. A longstanding producer for Wynonna Judd
, he has become known as "the man who created the Judds
' sound".
on the 1971 release of Chuck Mangione
's Friends and Love - a Chuck Mangione Concert.
His website gives emphasis to his ministry as a worship leader in churches, with the style of prophetic
worship, seeking to be led by the Holy Spirit
in every meeting.
As well as recording numerous CDs of his own music, he has written many articles and a book about worship called Facing the Wall.
Don and his wife Christine currently reside in North Carolina.
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Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. A longstanding producer for Wynonna Judd
Wynonna Judd
Wynonna Ellen Judd is an American country music singer. Her solo albums and singles are all credited to the singular name Wynonna. Wynonna first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in the country music duo The Judds...
, he has become known as "the man who created the Judds
The Judds
The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country...
' sound".
Musical career
Potter has been singing, playing guitar, writing songs, and recording and producing music for forty years, and has performed with many notable artists. His musical career began playing acoustic guitarAcoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
on the 1971 release of Chuck Mangione
Chuck Mangione
Charles Frank "Chuck" Mangione is an American flugelhorn player and composer who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-pop single, "Feels So Good." Mangione has released more than thirty albums since 1960.-Early life and career:...
's Friends and Love - a Chuck Mangione Concert.
His website gives emphasis to his ministry as a worship leader in churches, with the style of prophetic
Prophecy
Prophecy is a process in which one or more messages that have been communicated to a prophet are then communicated to others. Such messages typically involve divine inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of conditioned events to come as well as testimonies or repeated revelations that the...
worship, seeking to be led by the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of the Hebrew Bible, but understood differently in the main Abrahamic religions.While the general concept of a "Spirit" that permeates the cosmos has been used in various religions Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of...
in every meeting.
As well as recording numerous CDs of his own music, he has written many articles and a book about worship called Facing the Wall.
Don and his wife Christine currently reside in North Carolina.
Discography
2000- Confederate RailroadConfederate RailroadConfederate Railroad is an American country rock band founded in 1987 in Marietta, Georgia by Danny Shirley , Michael Lamb , Mark Dufresne , Chris McDaniel , Warren "Gates" Nichols and Wayne Secrest...
- Rockin' Country Party Pack (Acoustic Guitar ) - The JuddsThe JuddsThe Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country...
- Number One Hits (Assistant Producer) - Kenny ChesneyKenny ChesneyKenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S...
- Greatest Hits (Acoustic Guitar) - Chuck MangioneChuck MangioneCharles Frank "Chuck" Mangione is an American flugelhorn player and composer who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-pop single, "Feels So Good." Mangione has released more than thirty albums since 1960.-Early life and career:...
- Chuck Mangione's Finest Hour (Guitar, Vocals )
1999
- Michael JohnsonMichael Johnson (singer)Michael Johnson , is an American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his 1978 hit song "Bluer Than Blue". To date, he has charted four hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and nine more on the Hot Country Songs charts, including two Number One country hits...
- Very Best of Michael Johnson (Producer ) - Lee Roy ParnellLee Roy ParnellLee Roy Parnell is an American country music artist. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
- Hits & Highways Ahead (Acoustic Guitar )
1998
- Lyle LovettLyle LovettLyle Pearce Lovett is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man"...
- Step Inside This House (Acoustic Guitar)
1997
- Etta JamesEtta JamesEtta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
- Love's Been Rough On Me (Acoustic Guitar) - Wynonna JuddWynonna JuddWynonna Ellen Judd is an American country music singer. Her solo albums and singles are all credited to the singular name Wynonna. Wynonna first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in the country music duo The Judds...
- Collection (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Assistant Producer) - William TopleyWilliam Topley (musician)William Topley is a British musician.Topley was the lead singer of the band The Blessing in the early 1990s, releasing two albums before breaking up. Topley was signed as a solo artist by Mercury Nashville after Luke Lewis, who had worked at The Blessing's label MCA, became president of Mercury....
- Black River (Acoustic Guitar) - Anita CochranAnita CochranAnita Renee Cockerham , known professionally as Anita Cochran, is an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1997, she made her debut on the U.S. country charts that year with the release of her first album Back to You...
- Back To You (Acoustic Guitar)
1996
- John Michael MontgomeryJohn Michael MontgomeryJohn Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "...
- What I Do Best (Acoustic Guitar) - The Judds - Volume 2 - Greatest Hits (Acoustic Guitar , Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bandleader, Assistant Producer)
- Mindy McCreadyMindy McCreadyMelinda Gayle "Mindy" McCready is an American country music singer. Active since 1996, she has recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels, was released on BNA Records and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's If I Don't Stay the...
- Ten Thousand Angels (Acoustic Guitar) - David Ball - Starlight Lounge (Acoustic Guitar)
- Lyle Lovett - Road To Ensenada (Acoustic Guitar, Spanish Guitar)
- Wynonna Judd - Revelations (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Piano, Associate Producer)
- Clint BlackClint BlackClint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country...
- Greatest Hits (Acoustic Guitar) - Confederate Railroad - Greatest Hits (Acoustic Guitar)
- Mark KnopflerMark KnopflerMark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...
- Golden Heart (Acoustic Guitar) - Susan AshtonSusan AshtonSusan Ashton is a best-selling and award-winning American Contemporary Christian Music and country music artist who topped the Christian charts throughout the 1990s...
- Distant Call (Acoustic Guitar) - Toby KeithToby KeithToby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
- Blue Moon (Acoustic Guitar) - Neal McCoyNeal McCoyHubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio...
- You Gotta Love That (Acoustic Guitar)
1995
- Michael James - Where Love Runs Deep (Acoustic Guitar)
- Terri ClarkTerri ClarkTerri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year...
- Terri ClarkTerri Clark (album)Terri Clark is the first studio album by Canadian country music singer Terri Clark, and was released on August 8, 1995 on Mercury Nashville Records. It was certified platinum by the RIAA and 3× Platinum by the CRIA. The album produced four singles in both Canada and the U.S.: "Better Things...
(Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar) - Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
- Something Special (Acoustic Guitar) - Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
- Revolutions Of Time - Journey 19 (Acoustic Guitar) - Kirk WhalumKirk WhalumKirk Whalum is an American smooth jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured as Whitney Houston's opening act for several years. Whalum has also recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz...
- In This Life (Electric Guitar) - Toby KeithToby KeithToby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
- Boomtown (Acoustic Guitar) - Kenny ChesneyKenny ChesneyKenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S...
- All I Need To Know (Acoustic Guitar)
1994
- Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
- Take Me As I Am (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar) - Rick TrevinoRick TrevinoRicardo Treviño, Jr. , known professionally as Rick Trevino, is a Mexican American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1993, Trevino began his career that year with the release of his debut single, "Just Enough Rope", the first mainstream country music single to feature separate...
- Rick Trevino (Acoustic Guitar) - Conway TwittyConway TwittyConway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
Collection (Acoustic Guitar)
1993
- Elton JohnElton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
- Duets (Acoustic Guitar) - Toby KeithToby KeithToby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
- Toby Keith (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar) - Shelby LynneShelby LynneShelby Lynne is an American singer, songwriter and actress. The success of the 1999 album I Am Shelby Lynne led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, even though she had been active in the music industry for some time...
- Temptation (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar) - Wynonna Judd - Tell Me Why (Acoustic Guitar, Associate Producer)
- Kathy MatteaKathy MatteaKathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
- Good News (Electric Guitar) - Ricky Van SheltonRicky Van SheltonRicky Van Shelton is a currently retired American country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
- Bridge I Didn't Burn (Acoustic Guitar, Pedal Steel)
1992
- Wynonna Judd - Wynonna (Acoustic Guitar , Electric Guitar, Assistant Producer)
- Kathy MatteaKathy MatteaKathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
- Lonesome Standard Time (Acoustic Guitar , Electric Guitar) - Steve Green - Hymns - A Portrait Of Christ (Electric Guitar)
- Trisha YearwoodTrisha YearwoodPatricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
- Hearts In Armor (Acoustic Guitar) - Clint BlackClint BlackClint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country...
- Hard Way (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar) - Ricky Van SheltonRicky Van SheltonRicky Van Shelton is a currently retired American country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
- Greatest Hits Plus (Acoustic Guitar) - Moe BandyMoe BandyMarion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy– is a country music singer...
- Greatest Hits (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar) - Brendan CrokerBrendan CrokerBrendan Croker is a musician from Leeds who has recorded albums under his own name and with occasional backing band The Five O'Clock Shadows. He was also a member of The Notting Hillbillies...
- Great Indoors (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar) - CarmanCarmanIn Irish mythology, Carman or Carmun was a warrior-woman and sorceress from Athens who tried to invade Ireland in the days of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along with her three sons, Dub , Dother and Dian...
- Comin' On Strong (Acoustic Guitar)
1991
- Hank Williams, Jr.Hank Williams, Jr.Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
- Pure Hank - Vol. 19 (Acoustic Guitar) - Mark O'ConnorMark O'ConnorMark O'Connor is an American bluegrass, jazz, country and classical violinist fiddler, composer and music teacher. O'Connor's music is wide-ranging, critically acclaimed, and he has received numerous awards for both his playing and his composition...
- New Nashville Cats (Acoustic Guitar) - Holly DunnHolly DunnHolly Dunn is a country music artist who first found fame with her 1986 Top-10 hit "Daddy's Hands" from her self-titled début album. Dunn has charted more than a dozen country singles, two of which reaching the #1 spot.Dunn is the daughter of a minister father...
- Milestones - Greatest Hits (Acoustic Guitar) - Hank Williams, Jr.Hank Williams, Jr.Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
- Maverick (Acoustic Guitar) - Bob SegerBob SegerRobert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s...
- Fire Inside (Acoustic Guitar) - The Judds - Love Can Build A Bridge (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bandleader, Assistant Producer)
1990
- Pinkard & BowdenPinkard & BowdenPinkard & Bowden is an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters James "Sandy" Pinkard and Richard Bowden, who also play guitar and bass guitar. The duo's music comprises a mix of musical parody and original comedy songs. Pinkard has also written hit singles for Mel Tillis, Anne...
- Live (Acoustic Guitar) - The Judds - River Of Time (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bandleader)
- Lorrie MorganLorrie MorganIn 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999....
- Leave The Light On (Acoustic Guitar)
1988
- The Judds - Greatest Hits (Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bandleader, Background Vocals )
1987
- Ricky Van SheltonRicky Van SheltonRicky Van Shelton is a currently retired American country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
- Wild-Eyed Dream (Acoustic Guitar) - Reba McEntireReba McEntireReba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
- Last One To Know (Acoustic Guitar) - The Judds - Heartland (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bandleader)
1986
- Reba McEntireReba McEntireReba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
- What Am I Gonna Do About You (Acoustic Guitar)
1985
- The Judds - Rockin' With The Rhythm (Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bandleader)
1984
- The Judds - Why Not Me (Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bandleader)
1975
- Dan HillDan HillDaniel Grafton "Dan" Hill IV is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter. He had two major hits with his songs, "Sometimes When We Touch" and "Can't We Try," a duet with Vonda Shepard.-Early life and career:...
- Dan Hill (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals)
1973
- Chuck MangioneChuck MangioneCharles Frank "Chuck" Mangione is an American flugelhorn player and composer who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-pop single, "Feels So Good." Mangione has released more than thirty albums since 1960.-Early life and career:...
- Land Of Make Believe (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Electric Piano)
1971
- Chuck Mangione - Together: a New Chuck Mangione Concert (Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals)
- Chuck Mangione - Friends and Love - a Chuck Mangione Concert (Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals)
1969
- Bat McGrath and Don Potter - Introducing Bat McGrath & Don Potter (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals)
External links
- http://www.potterhausmusic.net - official website