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Bob Morgan

b, US
Musician / Producer of Jazz
A.k.a. Robert Morgan

American A&R director and producer. Occasionally, bass player. In the late 50’s until the end of 1966 Bob Morgan was A&R director with Columbia subsidiaries Epic and Okeh. In that role he discovered and/or recorded many artists (The Dave Clark Five, The Yardbirds, The Brothers Four, The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, Damita Jo and Enzo Stuarti). He produced all Bobby Vinton's Epic hits. He also made singles and albums by George Maharis, Jerry Vale, Bobby Hackett, Jimmy Dean, Cliff Richard, Godfrey Cambridge, Buddy Greco and others. At the end of 1966 he joined MGM Records as director of A&R operations (see ”Record World”, December 31, 1966, p. 31). In 1969 Bob has been named A&R producer at Command/Probe Records (see “Cash Box”, July 26, 1969, p. 10) and in 1970 vice president and general manager at , where worked as an engineer too (see “Cash Box”, July 11, 1970, p. 20 and “Record World”, July 17, 1971, p. 49). In his Yale days played bass with a college group called Eli's Chosen Six (see “Music Business”, June 13, 1964, p. 21).

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