Editing Hal Willner (section)

{{Short description|American record producer (1956–2020)}}
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| name               = Hal Willner
| image              = Hal Willner.jpg
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| caption            = Willner in 2007
| birth_name         = 
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1956|04|06}}
| birth_place        = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2020|4|07|1956|4|6}}
| death_place        = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| occupation         = [[Music producer]]
| education          = 
| years_active       = 1970s–2020
| net_worth          = 
| works              = 
| awards             = 
| spouse             = [[Sheila Rogers]]
| children           = 1
| relatives          = 
| signature          = 
}}

'''Hal Willner''' (April 6, 1956 – April 7, 2020) was an American [[music producer]] working in recording, films, television, and live events.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/nyregion/hal-willners-vanishing-weird-new-york.html | title = Hal Willner's Vanishing, Weird New York | date = September 8, 2017 | access-date = September 13, 2017 | newspaper = The New York Times | author = John Leland | archive-date = September 12, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170912183631/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/nyregion/hal-willners-vanishing-weird-new-york.html | url-status = live }}</ref> He was best known for assembling [[tribute album]]s and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles ([[jazz]], [[European classical music|classical]], [[rock and roll|rock]], [[Tin Pan Alley]]). Willner died during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] from complications brought on by the virus.