The Library of Congress > LCCN Permalink

View this record in:  MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)External Link

Goldner, George, 1918-1970

LC control no.no2016153468
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingGoldner, George, 1918-1970
    Browse this term in  LC Authorities  or the  LC Catalog
Birth date1918-02-09
Death date1970-04-15
Profession or occupationSound recording executives and producers
Found inFresh Air with Terry Gross, March 27, 1990 (profile of the Red Bird record label; George Goldner was producer and promoter who bought Red Bird Records)
Wikipedia, viewed November 14, 2016 (George Goldner (February 9, 1918 - April 15, 1970) was an American record label owner, record producer and promoter who played an important role in establishing the popularity of rock and roll in the 1950s, by recording and promoting many groups and records that appealed to young people across racial boundaries. Among the acts he discovered were the Crows, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, and Little Anthony and the Imperials. He established (or helped establish) a number of record labels, including Tico, Rama, Gee, Roulette, End, Gone, and Red Bird.)
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Goldner>