The Who and The Kinks producer Shel Talmy has died at the age of 87

Shel Talmy, the music producer known for his collaborations with rockstar bands such as The Who and The Kinks, has died. He was 87.

According to a report from Sky News on Friday, November 15, Talmy’s collaborator Alec Palao confirmed that he “died peacefully in his sleep” at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday from complications related to a stroke.

Members of the record producer’s team confirmed the news in a post on his official Facebook page, writing that Talmy has “left the building.”

“We will have more information and links to obituaries soon,” the message reads, “but most importantly we want you to know that Shel was thinking very much of you, his FB followers and supporters, and to that end some time ago he prepared the following statement that he would now like to share – preferably with ‘You Real Got Me’, ‘My Generation’, ‘Friday On My Mind’ or your favorite ST production in the background).

In the same post, his team shared a posthumous message written by Talmy, which started with the musician thanking his followers and fans for reading his many stories shared on social media over the years.

“Please note that if you are reading this now, this is my final vignette as I no longer inhabit this plane of existence and have moved on, wherever that may be,” he wrote in the post.

Talmy continued, “I would like to think that there is something beyond where I was and where I am now, assuming the millions of assumptions about what’s next are correct. I’d like to think that I’m thoroughly enjoying my new ‘residency’, and that the countless rumors about there being a big working ‘studio in the sky’ are true, and that we’re making, dare I say, heavenly music!”

“I also hope that I am currently in the process of renewing relationships with a lot of friends and acquaintances, many of which go back decades. I’ve had a good run and I’m glad it lasted this long. I’m also very happy to be told that I have a legacy that will last even longer,” he said.

Talmy concluded, “I look forward to meeting some of you reading this in the future, but LOL, don’t rush to get here, I’m not going anywhere!”

Born in Chicago in 1937, Talmy moved to England in 1962 and got his first big break in music when he got a job at Decca Records by claiming he had worked with the Beach Boys, according to Sky News.

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Talmy found success working with many British rock bands of the decade, including The Who and The Kinks. He produced dozens of their hits, including ‘You Real Got Me’, ‘Tired Of Waiting For You’, ‘Sunny Afternoon’ and ‘Waterloo Sunset’. He later recorded The Who’s “My Generation”, as well as songs for artists such as David Bowie and the Australian group The Easybeats.

Palao told Sky News that “Shel Talmy was truly a one-off.”

“Even the briefest overview of the most essential pop and rock recordings of the 1960s should include something that Shel produced,” he said. “And that in itself is an incredibly meaningful legacy.”

Variety reported that the producer is survived by his wife, Jan Talmy, his brother, his daughter and his granddaughter.