The Greek Tycoon
1978
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According to the 2019 documentary Lady You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke, Klein was a predator in his relationship with the singer. As of 2019, Cooke's family received no royalties or benefits from his music. All royalties and publishing profits go to Klein's corporation.
Jul 5, 2009 · July 4, 2009. Allen Klein, a music executive who managed the business affairs of Sam Cooke, the Rolling Stones and, for a short time, the Beatles, and who was both admired and feared for...
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Dec 17, 2013 · In 1963, he renegotiated soul singer Sam Cooke's contract with RCA, and won him $110,000 worth of back payments. Before long, record labels seemed almost fearful of Allen Klein. Others in...
Mar 9, 2017 · In 1962, Sam Cooke met a man who would help him achieve his goals and, in the process, shift artistic and financial power away from record companies and toward artists. Cooke’s new ally was a brilliant and confrontational accountant named Allen Klein. Allen Klein Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy Stock Photo.
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May 3, 2024 · This documentary tells the story of the short but influential life of musician Sam Cooke, one of the most important artists of the 1950s and ‘60s. The film takes a particularly close look at the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death in 1964. AIRED: January 19, 2024 | 1:32:22. SHARE. ABOUT THE SERIES. See More. TRANSCRIPT.
Jun 26, 2015 · The end product, Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made the Stones and Transformed Rock & Roll, is the first book to tell Klein’s full story — from growing up in a Newark,...
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In 1962, Allen met Sam Cooke and would soon become his manager. On Cooke’s behalf, he secured an unprecedented agreement with RCA Records providing for not only artistic control but Cooke’s ownership of his own masters via Tracey Records, a label that Allen set up for this purpose.
