Robey, Don D., 1903-1975

LC control no.	n 91039860
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Robey, Don D., 1903-1975 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
See also	Malone, Deadric, 1903-1975 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Located	Houston (Tex.)
Birth date	1903-11-01
Death date	1975-06-16
Place of birth	Houston (Tex.)
Place of death	Houston (Tex.)
Field of activity	Rhythm and blues music
Affiliation	Peacock Records, Inc. Duke Records, Inc. Bronze Peacock Dinner Club (Houston, Tex.) Buffalo Booking Agency (Firm)
Profession or occupation	Sound recording executives and producers Composers Businesspeople
Found in	Gart, G. Duke/Peacock Records, c1990: p. 5, etc. (Don D. Robey; pres., Duke and Peacock record companies; b. 11/1/03; d. 6/16/75) There's no in between, 1963: label (D. Malone, songwriter) Allmusic WWW site, June 10, 2014 (Deadric Malone; pseudonym of Don Robey; b. November 1, 1903, Houston, Texas, d. June 16, 1975, Houston, Texas; rhythm and blues record label owner, songwriter, producer) African American National Biography, accessed April 7, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Robey, Don D.; Don Deadric Robey; recording industry leader, gambler, entrepreneur, nightclub owner / operator, talent scout; born 01 November, 1903 in Houston, Texas, United States; dropped out of high school in the eleventh grade; opened nightclub (1937), then opened Bronze Peacock Dinner Club, in Houston (1946); established recording company Peacock Records (1949); established an additional gospel label, Song Bird (1950); partner, then owner of Duke Records of Memphis, Tennessee, moved it to Houston (1952); established Peacock Records as independent label in black secular music (1953); established Buffalo Booking Agency, in Houston; developed new label, Back Beat (1957); sold all his music business interests to ABC/Dunhill, (1973); consultant to ABC/Dunhill (1973-1975); was sportsman and hunter, raised thoroughbred horses and participated in rodeos; helped establish the first golf course for blacks in Houston; community leader, United Negro College Fund Drive; died 16 June, 1975 in Houston, Texas, United States)