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Larry Newton (born Lawrence Newton 7 May 1920 – 30 January 2005, Pompano Beach, Florida) was an American record company entrepreneur, first with several independent labels, then, as a sales manager at the 1955 startup of ABC-Paramount Records, ascending to president in 1965. He oversaw what became a major multimarket, multi-label company, which, for its jazz subsidiary Impulse!, included Ray Charles, Oliver Nelson, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, and John Coltrane. == Career timeline == * Newton’s career began in 1938, while still in high school, when he worked in the stockroom of a Columbia distributor in Philadelphia. * Salesman for Varsity, Combo, and Rainbow Records〔''Clark to Head AB-PT; Top ABC-Para. Post to Newton,'' Billboard Magazine, November 21, 1964, Vol. 76, No. 47, pg. 8〕 * WWII – 5 years as a paratrooper in the Army. He enlisted December 1, 1941, and was released November 15, 1945.〔''US Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS (Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem) Death File, 1850-2010''〕 * In 1946, Newton was the sales manager of Black & White Records. * In March 1949, Newton left B&W to become general manager of Peak Records. Also, around that time, Newton started his own label, Derby Records and turned out a hit by the Eddie Wilcox Orchestra – with Sunny Gale singing “Wheel of Fortune" – and Jaye P. Morgan. He overextended and, in 1953, formed a record Central Records with Lee Magid 1953. Eventually, in 1954, he had to file for bankruptcy. The Derby masters were sold to RCA where Newton became an executive.〔John Broven, ''Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers'', pg. 440, University of Illinois Press (2009) ISBN 9780252032905; ISBN 9780252077272〕 * 1955 –General Manager of Murray Katz's Treat Records, then located at 236 West 55 Street in Manhattan. * He joined ABC-Paramount in 1956 as sales manager. In 1959, he became vice president of sales. In 1965, he became president. * In 1970, Newton becomes vice-president of ABC Pictures. * In 1972, Newton returns to the record business by co-founding and heading GSF Records.〔http://books.google.com/books?id=a0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=%22larry+newton%22%2B+gsf&source=bl&ots=yu4CUQmqj_&sig=vfLRq4otYhexTto9pgcQirfyO8A&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YmZ5UZXoAYnZqQHAmICgAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22larry%20newton%22%2B%20gsf&f=false〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Larry Newton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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