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Jun 9, 2022 · Chris Blackwell Is Music’s Quietest ‘Record Man.’. His Artists Speak Loudly. In a new memoir, the 84-year-old founder of Island Records reflects on helping bring the music of Bob Marley, U2...
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Chris Blackwell. Christopher Percy Gordon Blackwell OJ (born 22 June 1937) [1] is a Jamaican-British former record producer and the founder of Island Records, [2] which has been called "one of Britain's great independent labels." [3] According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, to which Blackwell was inducted in 2001, he is "the single person ...
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Jun 9, 2022 · Chris Blackwell, the record executive who helped usher Bob Marley, U2 and Grace Jones onto the global stage, has been known to avoid the spotlight. But the Island Records founder is finally telling...
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By Jon Caramanica, Marcus J. Moore, Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz. Chris Blackwell Is Music’s Quietest ‘Record Man.’. His Artists Speak Loudly. In a new memoir, the 84-year-old founder...
Jun 13, 2022 · “Throughout “The Islander,” Chris Blackwell drops astonishing asides. He passed on signing Pink Floyd, he writes, “because they seemed too boring,” and ...
Jun 9, 2022 · Most music industry memoirs are front-loaded with celebrity name-dropping. “The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond” by Chris Blackwell, the ...
