[78-L] Does anybody know when the various recording companies realized that they needed an Artist and Repertoire administrator?

[Eric]

Please forgive me for not thanking everybody sooner.  I have not had access 
to the Internet in a couple of days and it is only now that the my e-mail 
connection appears to be working.  There is still some kind of trouble with 
the  Internet.  Anyway, thank you and I deeply appreciate what people sent 
me.

Sincerely,

Eric Byron


-----Original Message----- 
From: Malcolm Rockwell
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 9:45 PM
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] Does anybody know when the various recording companies 
realized that they needed an Artist and Repertoire administrator?


By November of1926 Tommy Rockwell was working for Columbia records out
of Chicago as a "talent scout." This was when he made a scouting trip to
the West Coast on which he signed numerous acts to Columbia. He had been
involved as Branch Supervisor of Record Sales prior to the trip and
later became an A&R man for OKeh after OKeh merged with Columbia. I
don't think the term "A&R man" existed much before that, but that's just
an educated guess.
Malcolm

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On 8/13/2012 10:56 AM, Eric wrote:
> Does anybody know when the various recording companies realized that they 
> needed an Artist and Repertoire administrator? Is it possible to obtain 
> from some archives the requirements for the position? Any help would be 
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Eric Byron
>
>
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