Chips Moman

Chips Moman (born June 12, 1937, La Grange, Georgia, USA – died June 13, 2016, La Grange, Georgia, USA) was an American record producer, guitarist, and Grammy Award-winning songwriter.

Born in Georgia, Moman moved to Memphis, Tennessee as a teenager and began his career playing in the road band of Gold Star Studios.

Returning to Memphis, he began producing for Dan Penn.

During the late 1960's and early 1970's, Moman's studio had more than 120 charting singles by pop, soul, and country artists. At times during this period, more than 20 of Billboard's Hot 100 songs were produced at American Sound.
See also the label AGP Records.