abstract:Billy Sherrill (born November 5, 1936, Phil Campbell, Alabama, United States) is an American record producer and arranger, who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Sherrill and business partner Glenn Sutton are regarded as the defining influences of the countrypolitan sound, a smooth amalgamation of pop and country music that was popular during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s.