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The conventional method of record promotion used by major labels such as RCA Victor, Decca Records, and Capitol Records was dependent on radio airplay, but Mercury Records co-founder Irving Green decided to promote new records using jukeboxes instead. By lowering promotion costs, Mercury was able to compete with the more established record ...
Richard Evans "Two Ton" Baker (May 2, 1916 – May 4, 1975) was an American singer and entertainer who was a prominent Chicago radio and television personality for three decades; the 1940s to the 1960s. He gained some national exposure in the United States through his recordings for Mercury Records and his Mutual Broadcasting System radio show.
Babyface; Bachman–Turner Overdrive; Ross Bagdasarian; Butch Baker; Josephine Baker; The Bama Band; Buju Banton; The Bar-Kays; Count Basie; Axel Bauer; Bee Gees
Hubbard was married to Jackie Smith (née Alice Jacqueline Hartman) (died 1987), first publicity director of Mercury Records. Smith was the mother of Conrad Robert Falk, who would later, as an actor, adopt the stage name Robert Conrad. Hubbard thus was Conrad's stepfather for approximately a decade until he and Smith divorced around 1958.
On his show, on Cleveland radio station WERE (1300 AM), he coined the name that would, from that point on, belong to the group. In addition, Randle arranged for them to audition with Mercury Records, who liked them enough to sign the quartet to a contract.
The follow-up single ("Girl, I've Got News for You") charted in the top 40 on radio stations in at least six U.S. states as well as in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. However, as had happened with numerous singles credited to The Robbs, nationally the single only appeared on Billboard ' s "Bubbling Under" chart, as well as the equivalent charts in ...
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Reba McEntire has seen country music evolve greatly over her nearly 50-year career, but when it comes to treating women equally, she said there’s still a long way to go.
Berle Adams (born Beryl Adasky, 11 June 1917 – 25 August 2009) was an American music industry executive and talent booking agent best known for co-founding Mercury Records in the 1940s and later becoming a senior executive at MCA.