Jack Kapp
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Jack Kapp (born Jacob Kaplitzky; June 15, 1901 – March 25, 1949) was a record company executive with Brunswick Records who founded the American Decca Records in 1934 along with British Decca founder Edward Lewis and later American Decca head Milton Rackmil.[1] He oversaw Bing Crosby's rise to success as a recording artist in the early 1930s, and, four decades later, Crosby still gave appreciation to Kapp for diversifying his song catalogue into various styles and genres,[2] saying, "I thought he was crazy, but I just did what he told me." Kapp could not read or sing music, but to his talent he stressed the credo, "Where's the melody?"
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Jack Kapp | |
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Born | Jacob Kaplitzky June 15, 1901 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | March 25, 1949(1949-03-25) (aged 47) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Record company executive |
Known for | co-founder of Decca Records |
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