06-22-2019, 07:50 AM
Music impresario Elliot Roberts:
Elliot Roberts (born Elliot Rabinowitz,[1] February 22, 1943 – June 21, 2019)[2] was an American music manager and record executive, best known for helping to jump-start the careers of singer-songwriters from the late 1960s and 1970s, including those of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.
After graduating from high school and dropping out of two colleges, Roberts attempted a career in acting before going to work for the William Morris Agency where he met David Geffen, an agent at the firm.[1] Roberts later formed Lookout Management with Geffen, and helped to create Geffen's Asylum Records in 1970, which merged with Elektra Records in 1972 to form Elektra/Asylum Records.
Roberts is well known for his associations with Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Bob Dylan, the Eagles, Tom Petty, Talking Heads, Devo, Tracy Chapman, Spiritualized, Mazzy Star, Devendra Banhart, The Alarm, and other musicians.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Roberts
Elliot Roberts (born Elliot Rabinowitz,[1] February 22, 1943 – June 21, 2019)[2] was an American music manager and record executive, best known for helping to jump-start the careers of singer-songwriters from the late 1960s and 1970s, including those of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.
After graduating from high school and dropping out of two colleges, Roberts attempted a career in acting before going to work for the William Morris Agency where he met David Geffen, an agent at the firm.[1] Roberts later formed Lookout Management with Geffen, and helped to create Geffen's Asylum Records in 1970, which merged with Elektra Records in 1972 to form Elektra/Asylum Records.
Roberts is well known for his associations with Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Bob Dylan, the Eagles, Tom Petty, Talking Heads, Devo, Tracy Chapman, Spiritualized, Mazzy Star, Devendra Banhart, The Alarm, and other musicians.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Roberts
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