Gary Klein (born September 28, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American songwriter and Grammy nominated record producer. He graduated from Long Island University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music. In the era which included classic rock, country, punk, disco, pop, record producer Gary Klein was well known for working across genres and often crossing over genres such as country music legends Dolly Parton and Glen Campbell with "Here You Come Again" and "Southern Nights," arguably the beginnings of country music being accepted by mainstream pop audiences. From Carrie Underwood to Taylor Swift it would be difficult to imagine their mainstream pop success today without looking back to Parton and Klein’s produced rendition of the Mann/Weill-penned “Here You Come Again.” Until then, like television actors trying to get into movies to capture mainstream success, country music had tried and failed to crossover many times before. Klein’s production of “Here You Come Again,” with a never done before piano intro by musician David Foster playing piano, Klein devised a sound with an ingenious idea placing masking tape across the keys inside the piano. The sound, often recreated since, had a metallic, yet subtle quality that was instantly recognizable. Record Producer Klein liked a “memorable intro or hook,” was not alone. Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain noted on many occasions the importance of a simple catchy intro in a great pop song which Cobain, a well known Beatles fan, was trying to recreate with his own style of music. In 1962, Gary Klein co-wrote the international pop hit song "Bobby’s Girl". He continued songwriting for a short time including “Guess Who?”(Kornfeld/Klein), which was included on Dusty Springfield’s “Dusty” album. However, it was obvious early on that Klein had an ear and talent for record production (technology and music) which later proved true. Singer/songwriter Tim Hardin, despite being recognized as a great songwriter in music circles had struggled to gain traction as a mainstream artist. His immense talent was difficult to capture on tape in a recording studio. In 1968, Klein produced Tim Hardin’s ”Live in Concert 3.” Hardin changed Record Producer Gary Klein labels and in 1969 his first studio release for Columbia Records “Suite for Susie Moore and Damion: We are One, One, We Are” was producer by Klein reaching 129 on Billboard’s top 200 album charts. In his review for Allmusic, music critic Bruce Eder wrote of the reissue