George Avakian
March 15, 1919 (105 years old) in Armavir, Kuban People's Republic (Russia)
George Mesrop Avakian was an Armenian/American record producer, artist manager, writer, educator and executive. Best known for his work from 1939 to the early 1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, World Pacific Records, Warner Bros. Records, and RCA Records, he was a major force in the expansion and development of the U.S. recording industry.
Known For
Credits
- 2014 ·Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Bannedas
- 2013 ·Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Readas Self
- 2012 ·An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Roadas Self
- 2001 ·The Miles Davis Storyas Self
- 1999 ·The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrongas Self
- 1997 ·Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Gloryas