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Hal Willner, Music Producer and ‘SNL’ Veteran, Dies of Coronavirus at 64

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By Chris Willman Music Writer Hal Willner, a record producer famed for his left-of-center tribute albums and concerts, and as the long-time sketch music producer for “Saturday Night Live,” has died of complications related to the coronavirus, multiple sources have confirmed to Variety.

He was 64. On his Twitter account, the producer had alluded to having been diagnosed in a March 28 tweet, which included a map of coronavirus outbreaks across the United States with a caption that described him as “in bed on upper west side” and said, “I always wanted to have a number one, but not this.” “Pure Arch Oboler with Serling added,” Willner additionally wrote, apparently comparing the coronavirus to something out of Oboler’s classic “Lights Out”

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