George Avakian
Birthday: 1919-03-15
Place of Birth: Armavir, Kuban People's Republic (Russia)
Biography: 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.
Movies
The Miles Davis Story
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Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extr...
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Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
From My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock to God Save the Queen, this is the story of ten records from ...
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Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
In a triumphant career that lasted forty years Erroll Garner pushed the playability of the piano to ...
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An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
In the summer of 1968, a group of people assembled in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. They were mak...
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The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playi...
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