Brooklyn-native Clive Davis has had a profound effect on the world of music. He served as general counsel of Columbia Records before being appointed vice president and general manager in 1966. In 1967, he was named president. He personally signed Janis Joplin’s Big Brother and the Holding Company to Columbia. After that, he was directly […]
Read MoreThough Jim Steinman began his career in theater, he is best known as a songwriter/producer whose records have sold more than 100 million copies. At Amherst College, Steinman wrote and starred in an epic musical The Dream Engine. It caused a sensation, and the New York Shakespeare Festival’s Joe Papp bought the rights at intermission. […]
Read MoreBrooklyn-born Steve Thompson has a body of work that is innovative and timeless. His start as a top DJ spinning in world-renowned New York City nightclubs always had Thompson looking for the next big sound. His work caught the ear of music mogul Clive Davis, who mentored him and teamed him with artists such as […]
Read MoreGeorge “Shadow” Morton became known as one of the most inventive producers of the 1960s. Nicknamed “Shadow” because of his elusive character, Morton brought imagination to recording sessions that resulted in classic songs such as “Leader of the Pack” and “Society’s Child.” He grew up in Brooklyn and Hicksville, and while a member of the […]
Read MoreIn 1943, Samuel Clarke Pearlman was born in Rockaway, Queens. He graduated in 1966 from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he promoted concerts, and went on to graduate school. Pearlman was one of the first serious rock critics, writing and editing for the pioneering rock-culture magazine Crawdaddy. (He claimed to […]
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