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Joel Dorn

American music producer (1942–2007)

Joel Dorn (April 7, 1942 – December 17, 2007) was an American jazz and R&B music producer and record label entrepreneur. He worked at Atlantic Records, and later founded the 32 Jazz, Label M, and Hyena Records labels.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Joel Dorn (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 7, 1942, died Dec 17, 2007.¹

About

He called himself "The Masked Announcer".

Artists he worked with included: Roberta Flack, Max Roach, Bette Midler, The Allman Brothers Band, Peter Allen, Yusef Lateef, Willy DeVille, the Neville Brothers, Herbie Mann, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Mose Allison, Leon Redbone, Jimmy Scott and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

Dorn won two Grammy Awards:

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack, 1972 Record of the Year

From Wikipedia’s article on Joel Dorn, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

32 RecordsFounder¹¹

Career

Occupation: record producer, composer.⁵

Date not recordedFounded 32 Records³
Date not recordedFounded 32 Jazz⁴

Personal life

BornApr 7, 1942, Delaware County⁶
DiedDec 17, 2007, New York City⁷
CitizenshipUnited States⁸

Awards

Date not recordedGrammy Awards⁹

Sources

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