Ted Templeman

Ted Templeman (born October 24, 1944) is an influential American record producer. In the mid-1960s, Templeman began his career in the Santa Cruz area as a drummer playing in a band called "The Tikis" which also included

Ted Templeman (born October 24, 1944) is an influential American record producer. In the mid-1960s, Templeman began his career in the Santa Cruz area as a drummer playing in a band called "The Tikis" which also included Randy Newman as a member. At the suggestion of Lenny Waronker, the group sought to changed their name and in 1966 Harpers Bizarre was born, with Templeman switching to guitar and vocals. In 1967 the group released an album Feelin' Groovy (Warner Bros. 1693), which had some material later covered by Newman on his 1972 album Sail Away. Harpers Bizarre disbanded in 1970.

It was in 1970 that Templeman (at the suggestion of Waronker) had started working as a producer for Warner Brothers Records. In that year he produced the classic eponymous The Doobie Brothers album, followed the next year by the Doobies' Toulouse Street album which achieved platinum record status on the strength of the hit single "Listen to the Music". Templeman was to continue a long professional relationship with The Doobie Brothers, producing many more hit singles and albums for the group.