Dick LaPalm
Dick LaPalm (born June 23, 1927 in Chicago - † October 7, 2013 ) was an American pop and jazz promoter and music producer .
Dick LaPalm worked from 1958 in Chicago for Chess Records (from 1963 to 1970 in a leading position), later also for Cadet Records , during his career a. a. with Dorothy Ashby , Count Basie , Nat King Cole , Lou Donaldson , Peggy Lee , Mel Tormé , Sarah Vaughan , the Modern Jazz Quartet , Woody Herman , Dick Haymes , Ahmad Jamal , Sonny Rollins and Marlena Shaw . In 2007 he published a list of what he considered to be the most influential radio jazz DJs.
Web links
- Obituary by Marc Myers
- Dick LaPalm on Allmusic (English)
- Dick lapalm at Discogs (English)
- Dick lapalm in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in JazzTimes
- ↑ Information at JazzTimes ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nuvo.net
- ↑ Information at All About Jazz
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| SURNAME | LaPalm, Dick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American music promoter and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 2013 |