on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified gold with U.S. sales of more than one million copies. Melcher produced the band's 1992 studio record Summer in Paradise, which was the first record produced digitally on Pro Tools. Death On November 19, 2004, Melcher died at his home in Beverly Hills, California after a long battle with melanoma. Discography References External links Ryan Melcher's Website 1942 births 2004 deaths Record producers from New York (state) Surf music record producers American male singer-songwriters American singer-songwriters American people of German descent Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from melanoma California Sound Loomis Chaffee School alumni Doris Day 20th-century American male singers 20th-century American singers