Brian Potter, the Grammy-winning songwriter and producer best known for his work on Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy", has died at the age of 87. Potter passed away on 30 June, having spent his final years living with vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease at a senior facility in Granada Hills. His death has prompted tributes from across the music world, underlining the lasting influence a behind-the-scenes producer can have on popular music.

Potter began his career in the music industry in the late 1960s, when he met Dennis Lambert and formed a lasting creative partnership. Together the pair worked with artists including the Grass Roots, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, Hall & Oates and the Four Tops, for whom they wrote and produced hits such as "Ain't No Woman Like The One I've Got", "Are You Man Enough?" and "Keeper Of The Castle". The "Rhinestone Cowboy" album, produced with Lambert, reached No. 7 on the US Billboard 200 and topped the US Top Country Albums chart. Potter is survived by his wife, Karen, his daughter, Courtney, and his stepdaughter, Mary Shirley, and the Four Tops publicly paid tribute to him on Instagram.