Avakian, George
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Name (Latin)
Avakian, George
Other forms of name
Morrow, Dots
Date of birth
1919-03-15
Date of death
2017-11-22
Field of activity
Jazz
Occupation
Sound recording executives and producers
Talent scouts
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Dots Morrow, pseudonym for George Avakian for his writing credit on Louis Armstrong's Six foot four ( (Discogs, May 30, 2019) )
- New York times online, viewed November 28, 2017(in obituary dated November 22, 2017: George Avakian; George Mesrop Avakian; born March 15, 1919, in Armavir, Russia; died Wednesday [November 22] at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan at the age of 98; record producer and talent scout; helped popularize the long-playing record, organized the first jazz reissue series, preserving the recorded legacies of Louis Armstrong and other pioneers, and introduced Édith Piaf to American audiences; made his most lasting mark as a jazz producer with Columbia Records in the 1950s)
- The Bix Beiderbecke story [SR] [195-?]:container (George Avakian)