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Hyman Y. "Hy" Weiss (February 12, 1923 – March 20, 2007) was an American record producer of pop and rhythm and blues music in the 1950s and 1960s, and the founder of Old Town Records.
- Record producer
- Owner of Old Town Records
- March 20, 2007 (aged 84), Englewood, New Jersey, United States
20. März 2007 · Hy Weiss. American record producer, songwriter, & label owner of Pop/R&B music in 1950s-1960s. Born 12 February, Romania. Died 20 March 2007, Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
31. März 2007 · Hy Weiss, a music executive from the hardscrabble early days of rock ’n’ roll, died on March 20 in Englewood, N.J. He was 84 and lived in Rockleigh, N.J. His death was announced by the Zomba...
Hy Weiss did not try to mimic the English beat groups, but made a valiant attempt to enter the soul market. Old Town survived into the 1970s mainly by issuing the recordings of deep-voiced crooner Arthur Prysock (brother of sax man Red Prysock), who did well in the R&B, pop and album charts between 1963 and 1977. Generally though, the 1970s, with its overwrought soul and disco productions ...
Born in Romania in 1923, Hyman ("Hy") Weiss emigrated to the US with his family in 1924, and they settled in the Bronx, New York. There he became friends with a young man who would also grow to become a major power in the music industry: Morris Levy, the famous (some say infamous) founder and owner of Roulette Records.
2. Apr. 2007 · Hy Weiss, 84, a music executive during rock ‘n’ roll’s doo-wop era and beyond, died March 20 in Englewood, N.J. A native of Romania who was raised in the Bronx, Weiss started the Old Town...
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