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 Banned as
- 2013 · Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read as
- 2012 · An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road as Self
- 2001 · The Miles Davis Story as Self
- 1999 · The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong as Self
- 1997 · Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory as