Hal Willner booked Captain Beefheart and Miles Davis as SNL Musical Guests. Willner joined SNL in 1980, where he would choose recorded music for the sketches. He was also the person who brought ...

Hal Willner — the respected producer who worked with Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull, was a long-time Saturday Night Live staffer and compiled a series of offbeat and creative all-star tribute ...

Hal Willner, a music producer best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live," died at his home Monday of complications related to coronavirus. He was 64.

Hal Willner was known as "the man with the golden Rolodex," a music producer who could call Lou Reed, Sting or Marianne Faithful and persuade them on a moment's notice to participate in any ...

Acclaimed music producer Hal Willner, who famously selected tunes for Saturday Night Live, has died after experiencing coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms. Willner’s rep Blake Zidell tells PEOPLE ...

Tom Waits and collaborator and wife Kathleen Brennan penned a tribute to late producer and longtime friend, Hal Willner. Willner died last week at the age of 64.The cause of death has not yet been ...

Throughout music producer Hal Willner’s fascinating career, he’s worked on projects with an astonishing group of artists, including expert British song stylist Marianne Faithfull, cosmic jazz ...

Hal Willner, the zany Grammy-winning music producer who selected tunes on “Saturday Night Live” for decades, died Tuesday at his home in New York City after exhibiting coronavirus symptoms. He ...

Producer Hal Willner performs at a celebration of the 60th anniversary of Allen Ginsberg's Howl with music, words and funny people at The Ace Hotel Theater on April 7, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

Hal Willner — the respected producer who worked with Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull, was a long-time “Saturday Night Live” staffer and compiled a series of eccentric all-star tribute a… ...