David Axelrod

David Axelrod (1931-2017) was an American producer, arranger and composer from Los Angeles. At Capitol Records in the 1960s he produced hit records for Lou Rawls and Cannonball Adderley, then made his own orchestral albums mixing jazz, rock and soul, starting with Song of Innocence in 1968. His records were widely sampled by hip hop producers from the 1990s. David Axelrod joined Capitol as a producer and A&R man in the early 1960s.