Alan W. Livingston

...and got his older brother, Jay Livingston, to write the memorable theme music. Livingston returned to Capitol Records, where he became president. He helped turn the company toward rock with such acts as the Beach Boys, Steve Miller...

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After serving in the Army as a second lieutenant during World War II, Livingston was hired by Capitol Records in Hollywood in 1946 as a writer and producer of storytelling record albums with illustrated read-along books for children. Jen...

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...during his tenure as president of Capitol Records, has died. Livingston died Friday of age-related causes in his Beverly Hills home, his stepdaughter, Jennifer Lerner, said. Dadeland Mall shoppers got a little more than retail therapy...

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...circular headquarters, constructed by Capitol's owner EMI. After his TV stint at NBC, he returned to Capitol Records, where he became president and eventually chairman. Although Capitol had right of first refusal, as a subsidiary of...

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...Sinatra to the label. He left the company in the late 1950s to work in television but returned as president in the 1960s, when he signed the Beach Boys, before bringing The Beatles to prominence in the U.S. Livingston is survived by...

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Alan Livingston, Capitol Records President Who Signed the Beatles, Dead at 91 Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Music industry icon Alan Livingston, the man credited with signing the Beatles during his time as president of Capitol Records,...

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...television, where he produced the western series "Bonanza." He returned to Capitol Records as president in the 1960s, when he signed the Beach Boys and Steve Miller and the Band. When Livingston heard the Beatles song "I Want to Hold Your...

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