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Viner, Michael

LC control no.n 90682525
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingViner, Michael
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Variant(s)Viner, Michael (Musician)
Other standard no.nm0898925
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1944-02-27
Death date2009-08-08
Place of birthWashington (D.C.)
Place of deathBeverly Hills (Calif.)
Field of activityPublishers and publishing
AffiliationIncredible Bongo Band
Dove Entertainment Dove Books-on-Tape
Phoenix Books
Profession or occupationMotion picture producers and directors Sound recording executives and producers
Audiobook publisher
Publishers and publishing
Found inHilton, P. 365 ways for you ... c1991: CIP t.p. (Michael Viner)
Tales from the casting couch, 2001: CIP t.p. (Michael Vinzer) CIP data sheet (b. 02-27-1944)
Los Angeles times WWW site, Aug. 12, 2009 (Michael Viner; d. Saturday [Aug. 8, 2009] at 65; helped popularize audio books; published a line of tell-all tabloid books; was head of Dove Entertainment Inc.; founded Phoenix Books)
Wikipedia, December 28, 2017: Michael Viner (Michael Ames Viner (February 27, 1944-August 8, 2009) was an American film producer and record producer, who later shifted into book publishing and became an innovator in the audiobook field. A widely sampled percussion break in the recording of the song "Apache" by the Incredible Bongo Band, a group he assembled in the early 1970s, has been frequently integrated into many hip hop recordings; born Washington, D.C.; died Beverly Hills, California; he assembled the Incredible Bongo Band in 1972; he and wife Deborah Raffin opened Dove Books-on-Tape in 1985; in 2005 Viner established another company, Phoenix Books)
Kurtis Blow presents the history of rap. Vol. 1, The genesis [SR], 1997: container (Michael Viner, vocals) contents (Apache / Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band)
Associated languageeng
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