George Avakian
3/15/1919 – 11/22/2017Armavir, 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.
Filmography (7 titles)
7.5MovieBritain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
2014
7.0MovieErroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
Self · 2013
6.0MovieAn Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Self · 2012
7.6MovieBert Stern - Original Madman
2011
7.0MovieThe Miles Davis Story
Self · 2001
MovieThe Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Self · 1999
10.0MovieMahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997