Hal Willner, New York City, 1993 -photo -Allen Ginsberg, courtesy Stanford University Libraries / Allen Ginsberg Estate
Shocking and disturbing news, Hal Willner, record producer, (producer of Allen’s legendary recordings, Holy Soul Jelly Roll, 1989’s The Lion For Real), producer of a remarkable and extraordinary range of visionary eclectic extraordinary spoken-word and music (and spoken-word-and-music) died today, from complications from the coronavirus, one day after celebrating his 64th birthday.
See announcement in Variety – here
See the notice in Rolling Stone – here
See Billboard – here
See Hollywood Reporter – here
See Pitchfork – here
More notices and more word to follow.
Here, for those not familiar with Hal is a memorable profile from John Leland, back in 2017, in the New York Times
We are stunned.
So sad…