American record producer who founded his own label and helped launch the careers of Little Richard and Sam Cooke
Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesAs the rock’n’roll era took shape in the late 1940s, emerging from a raucous new blend of blues and jazz played for dancers in the night clubs of black America, the executives at major record labels initially turned up their noses. It was left to such figures asto exploit the opportunity and provide the means of getting the music to a wider audience via juke boxes and radio stations.
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