Norman 'Hurricane' Smith dies

Norman 'Hurricane' Smith, the UK artist who had a 70s hit with 'Oh Babe, What Would You Say' in 1972, has died at the age of 85.


Smith was also a producer. His name graces the production credits of the early Pink Floyd albums 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn', A Saucerful of Secrets' and 'Ummagumma'.

The also is credited for drums on the Floyd track 'Remember A Day' after Nick Mason couldn't get it right and handed the job over to Smith.

Smith also engineered the sound for many Beatles songs. He worked on 'Rubber Soul'.

In 1968, he produced the concept record 'S.F. Sorrow' for The Pretty Things.

'Oh Babe What Would You Say' was a U.S. number 1 for Smith.

Smith's farewell to fans was summarized in his 2007 biography 'John Lennon Called Me Normal'.

His final album was 'From Me To You' in 2004. Paul McCartney wrote some of the liner notes for the album.