The Breakfast Club
1985
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Gil Friesen (March 10, 1937 – December 13, 2012) was an American music and film executive known for being chairman of A&M Records from 1977 until its sale for $500 million in 1990, co-founder of the Classic Sports Cable Network and executive producer of The Breakfast Club in 1985.
Gil Friesen, who achieved success in films and television but was best known for helping to establish A&M Records as an artists’ haven for an eclectic stable of performers that included Carole...
Dec 15, 2012 · Gil Friesen, the record executive who built A&M Records with Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss – helping to introduce the Police, Janet Jackson, Soundgarden and the Carpenters to the world –...
Dec 14, 2012 · Longtime A&M exec and film producer Gil Friesen died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles after a prolonged battle with leukemia. He spent 31 years at A&M and was, along with founders Herb...
Dec 17, 2012 · The music world is mourning the death of legendary A&M Records executive Gil Friesen (pictured at left in the above photo), who along with Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, helped grow the record label...
- Chad Childers
Dec 14, 2012 · Gil Friesen, the first employee at Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss’ legendary A&M Records, who later executive produced movies including The Breakfast Club, has died. He was 75.
Dec 14, 2012 · Music and film exec Gil Friesen, the key man at Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss’ A&M Records during the Hollywood label’s independent glory days, died Dec. 13 in Brentwood. He was 75 and succumbed...
