Andrew Wickham (9 May 1947 – 29 March 2022)[1] was a British native who became prominent in the U.S. music business as a producer, A&R director, and talent scout in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
[3] As an executive at Warner Bros./Reprise, Wickham signed Joni Mitchell,[4] Eric Andersen, Jethro Tull, Van Morrison, Gram Parsons,[5] Emmylou Harris, Buck Owens, Guy Clark, A-HA and others to recording contracts.
Wickham produced recordings by The Everly Brothers, Phil Ochs, Doug Kershaw, The Mighty Sparrow,[6] Nancy Sinatra, Goldie Hawn, Van Dyke Parks, Steve Young, and many others.
"[9] Cornyn, in a Rhino Records series called Stay Tuned, said that Mo Ostin told Wickham, "'Find me promising writers, singers.'
He knew the cost of artists found by Andy would be much less than hiring those Sinatra veteran singers down in Palm Springs had been.