Claim: Elvis was co-produced by a man.

Dayton Burr `` Bones '' Howe -LRB- born March 18 , 1933 -RRB- is an American record producer and recording engineer associated with 1960s and 1970s hits , mostly of the sunshine pop genre , including most of the hits of the 5th Dimension and the Association , as well as music supervision of several films . He was one of the first industry members to serve as both producer and engineer of the hit records on which he worked . In addition , he was occasionally credited as a musician on recordings under the name `` Dayton Howe '' .