US EditionLegendary Music Producer of Classic ’90s Albums Dies at 73
Power shaped ’90s hip-hop and R&B with two Grammy nominations and nearly 20 years teaching at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute, influencing generations of artists and producers.
- NYU’s Clive Davis Institute confirmed Power, 73, died on Sunday, March 1, with no cause given.
- His work helped shape 1990s hip‑hop and R&B through engineering on landmark albums like A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory and Erykah Badu’s Baduizm.
- Early in his career, he scored the PBS series Over Easy and wrote jingles for Coca‑Cola and Hardee’s, earning two Grammy nominations.
- Since news of Power’s passing broke, artists including Erykah Badu, DJ Premier, Killer Mike, Citizen Cope, and outlets like Okayplayer have posted tributes, with Questlove and Premier sharing remembrances.
- He moved back to New York in the early '80s and became involved with the Native Tongues , after an engineering session with Stetsasonic in 1984 led to his work on their breakthrough 1986 album On Fire.
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Bob Power, Engineer and A Tribe Called Quest Collaborator, Dies at 73
Bob Power, a Grammy-nominated producer, mixer and recording engineer best known for his innovative and genre-bending collaborations with artists like D’Angelo, Erykah Badu and A Tribe Called Quest, died on Sunday. He was 73. The death was confirmed by the Baltimore-area Sol Levinson funeral home, which did not cite a cause or say where he died. While Mr. Power was not a household name, he shaped the sound of generations of artists, particularly …
Music world mourns a hidden hero
NEW YORK – Bob Power, a famous music producer and record engineer, has died. He was 74 years old. Power played a big role in making some of the most loved hip-hop and R&B albums ever recorded. His death on March 1 was announced March 3. The cause has not been disclosed.
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