Tom Dowd, legendary producer and recording engineer behind such hits as ” Respect ” by Aretha Franklin, ” Stand by Me ” by Ben E. King and ” Layla ” by Derek and the Dominoes, died Sunday at an ...

Mark Moormann's documentary, "Tom Dowd & the Language of Music," performs an invaluable public service, bringing to light one of the most important -- and until now, largely unlionized -- figures in ...