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Michael Curb (born December 24, 1944) is an American musician, record company executive, motorsports car owner, philanthropist, and former politician. He is the founder and chairman of Curb Records and is the chairman of Word Entertainment.
Mike Curb is the former Acting Governor and Lieutenant Governor of California, a GRAMMY award-winning record producer, a Billboard record producer of the year and a BMI multi award-winning songwriter.
Curb produced "Candy Man" which went #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart as a duet with Sammy Davis, Jr. and the Mike Curb Congregation. Curb produced two chart LPs with Sammy Davis, Jr. - "Now" which went to #11 and "Portrait of Sammy" which also hit the Billboard chart.
Mike Curb, California's former lieutenant governor and acting governor, is one of the most prominent figures in the entertainment world and presides over his own independent record label, one of the largest in the nation that has launched the careers of numerous stars.
Mike Curb on Nashville's Curb Records, 60-year legacy: 'Music Row is the new Sunset Strip' Story by Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean. • 58m • 5 min read. Mike Curb's legacy defies...
In 1969, Curb merged with MGM Records with Mike simultaneously taking over as president of MGM and respected jazz label Verve at only 24 years old. He also became chairman of Robbins, Feist and Miller, one of the largest publishing companies in the world.
Mike Curb's involvement in the music industry has been a diversely rewarding one -- during his 30-year career he has earned success as a songwriter, producer and record company owner. Today, he serves as Chairman of Curb Records, which has been honored by Billboard magazine as the 2001 Billboard Country Music Label Of The Year.
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