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JERRY MASTERS (b: December 11,1939 - ) is an American rock and roll musician and accomplished recording producer and engineer. Masters was born in Alabama and presently resides in Florence, Alabama where he is still active. Masters began his career as a performing musician playing bass for country music legend, Charlie Rich. Moving on from there, Masters toured with the rock group, Ronny and the Daytonas in support of their hit song, "Little GTO." As an offshoot development of that group, Masters went on to form The Hombres who achieved major chart success with the hit, "Let It All Hang Out." Recently this song has experienced a revival through such outlets as Youtube and for it's use on the television program "Cold Case."

Masters' most lasting contribution to recording history is arguably his prodigious catalog of engineering and production projects working with some of the most notable rock and roll and pop music artists of the later half of the 20th century, including Willie Nelson, The Bee Gees, Bob Dylan, Joe Cocker, Jerry Lee Lewis, Rod Stewart, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Liza Minelli, Cat Stevens, Wilson Pickett, Bobby Womack, Percy Sledge, Andy Williams and Kris Kristofferson amongst many others.

Masters' northwest Alabama roots and working location in the music and recording rich Muscle Shoals, Alabama area allowed him access to become an integral part of the music production team working with the famed "Swampers" (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) through the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. Much of the recording history and work that Masters was involved with has been chronicled in the 2013 documentary released from Magnolia Pictures entitled, "Muscle Shoals," a film that documents the origins and development of the recording industry in Muscle Shoals, Alabama into what would come to be known as "The Hit Recoding Capital of the World." Masters' autobiography, "Hanging From a Tree By My Knees, The Jerry Masters Story 'Let It All Hang Out'" was published in 2010 by Crossover Publications.

Masters has received countless awards and recording industry recognitions over the years and has been honored by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. 2014-2015 sees Jerry Masters still active in the recording industry and in development of new recording projects.