Keith Olsen (1945–2020), Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benatar, Rick Springfield producer

Keith Olsen  was a rock music producer who produced hit records for many artists including Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benatar, Rick Springfield, Foreigner, and Scorpions. Olsen started as the bass player in the band the Music Machine and later became a producer at Sound City Studio in Los Angeles. Olsen produced the 1973 album “Buckingham Nicks” by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Olsen introduced the pair to Mick Fleetwood who asked them to join his band, Fleetwood Mac. Olsen produced new lineup's first album together that featured “Rhiannon.” Olsen produced Foreigner’s “Double Vision,” Scorpions “Crazy World,” Rick Springfield’s “Working Class Dog,” and Pat Benatar’s smash hit album “Crimes of Passion.” He also produced for Ozzy Osbourne, Sammy Hagar, and Whitesnake.