Terrence P. "Terry" Melcher (February 8, 1942 – November 19, 2004) was an American musician and record producer, who was instrumental in shaping the sound of American West Coast rock music, particularly during the nascent counterculture era.His major contributions were producing the Byrds' cover hits "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!", and his work with the Beach Boys. He was the only child of actress/singer Doris Day.
Helping to shape the California surf, rock and folk music scene in the 1960s, he was a producer of records and shows such as the Monterey Pop Festival on June 16-18, 1967, highlights of which are seen in Monterey Pop (1968), Jimi Plays Monterey (1986) and Shake!: Otis at Monterey (1987). He later co-wrote The Beach Boys' hit song "Kokomo" which was later used in the 1988 Tom Cruise movie Cocktail (1988).
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Very close to mom Doris Day, he helped see through her marital and financial woes and devoted himself to managing her projects, including the The Doris Day Animal League and Doris Day Animal Foundation.
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In the early 1960s, he formed the duo Bruce & Terry with Bruce Johnston, who later joined The Beach Boys. A couple of their minor hits were "Custom Machine" and "Summer Means Fun".
As a member of the musical group The Rip Chords, scored a big hit in 1964 with the song "Hey Little Cobra.".
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1 child, Ryan
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Took the surname of his adoptive father, Martin Melcher, when he was 10.
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Although very busy with his own career he found the time to help his mother Doris Day run her charitable organizations and the Doris Day Animal Foundation.
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He has a son from his first marriage, Ryan.
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Produced The Byrds' number one smash hit songs, "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!", both in 1965.
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Was a producer for Columbia Records who once auditioned and turned down Charles Manson for a recording contract. Initially, Melcher was believed to have been the original intended victim of the grisly Manson murders on Aug 9, 1969 at a house at 10050 Cielo Drive, Beverly Hills, where Melcher had previously lived with then-girlfriend Candice Bergen. Manson had previously visited Melcher there, and on a subsequent visit had learned that Melcher had moved. Nevertheless, Manson told his followers to kill anyone they found in the house on the night Sharon Tate and her house guests died, to send Melcher a "message". The house has since been demolished, and the location's address changed.
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Son of Doris Day and her first husband, musician Al Jorden. He was adopted by her third husband, Martin Melcher, when he was 10 years old in 1952.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
1991
TV Movie documentary executive producer: Arwin Productions
Doris Day's Best Friends
1985-1986
TV Series executive producer - 26 episodes
The Doris Day Show
1969-1972
TV Series executive producer - 55 episodes
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
1971
TV Special executive producer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Doris Day's Best Friends
1985-1986
TV Series writer - 26 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Goldbergs
2014
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Noble
2014
writer: "Move Over Darling"
The Block
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Happy Endings
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Saturday Night Live Sports Extra '09
2009
TV Special music: "Derek Jeter's Taco Hole" - uncredited
$11 Million
