Frank Fenter
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Les Fleur de Lys...went on to play with Jefferson Starship. Les Fleur de Lys were managed by Atlantic Records' Frank Fenter, who had also discovered Sharon Tandy, the first white artist to record for Stax Records. Together, they produced a string of... In this article: Les Fleur de Lys, A Whiter Shade of Pale, Jefferson Starship, Frank Fenter, Glyn Johns, Pete Sears, John Bromley, Jimmy Page, Stax Records, and Atlantic Records |
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Phil Walden
...Walden and a good friend and former Atlantic Records executive, Frank Fenter. He graduated from Mercer University where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. Walden served as Otis Redding's manager from 1959 until Redding's death in 1967.
In this article: Phil Walden, Otis Redding, Jerry Wexler, Macon, Georgia, Jimmy Carter, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Phi Delta Theta, and Mercer University
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Frank Fenter
...also brought Sharon Tandy over from South Africa and they had married. Within six months, he was at Atlantic's helm for all of Europe in the capacity of Managing Director. During his tenure at Atlantic Records, Fenter was involved in having...
In this article: Atlantic Records, Phil Walden, Europe, Capricorn Records, The Rolling Stones, South Africa, Rock, Wet Willie, and Captain Beyond
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Hittin the Note - Because Music Matters - Flashback
... we had put Frank Fenter in charge of all Atlantic Records activity in Europe. ... Frank Fenter left Atlantic in 1969 to join Phil Walden in Macon, Georgia, where ...
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Dick had known Frank from Atlantic Records where they shared record information ... The timing was dicey, Frank Fenter had just finalized the deal that separated ...
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A Legend of King Mojo
motion executive for Atlantic Records cov- ering the Southeast and ... Dick had worked with Frank Fenter at At- lantic Records. Frank ran Atlantic's Europ ...
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Phillip Rauls PhotoLog: July 2007
... by these actions, Atlantic Records European Manager, Frank Fenter, would enter ... Promotion Dick Wooley (center) who also had a background with Atlantic Records. ...
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I was a good friend on Frank Fenter in London. ... Atlantic Records First Employee Reunion. Promotion executives David Fleischman and Margo Ke...
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Frank Erwin Center - Austin, TX. Everett Events Center - Seattle, WA ... "Snakes & Arrows" (Anthem/Atlantic Records) was recorded in the fall of 2006 with ...
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Frank Fenter was born on February 25, 1936 in Johannesburg, South Africa and moved to London, England in 1958, initially determined to become an actor. Fenter's acting career included a feature role in the BBC cult classic, The Big Pull and produced and co-wrote the first Rock movie in South Africa, titled Africa Shakes
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While doing part time acting in the late 1950's early 1960's, Fenter began to book bands, including The Rolling Stones, Animals and Manfred Mann long before they had recording contracts. Fenter got his big break in the music industry in 1963 when he joined Chapell Music Publishing co., to head Liberty-Imperial Record Publishing and later ARC/Chess Music, which included songs by such artists as Chuck Berry.
In 1966, Frank Fenter was chosen by Atlantic Records Nesuhi Ertegün to head Atlantic Records in the United Kingdom. Within six months, he was at Atlantic's helm for all of Europe in the capacity of Managing Director. During his tenure at Atlantic Records, Fenter was involved in having had his hands in the discovery and played a very important role to Ahmet Ertegün, co-founder and Chairman of Atlantic Records, in launching the careers of British super groups, including, Yes, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin and Vinegar Joe.
Fenter created an explosion in Europe when he brought the "Hit the Road Stax" tour to Europe in 1967 and, with Fenters direction, Stax Records, a subsidiary label of Atlantic Records, experienced a sales jump from 500,000 to 2.7 million units the year of the tour with seven of the eleven albums recorded live on the Stax tour received gold album certifications.
Frank Fenter died on July 21, 1983, in Macon, GA, at the age of only 47 from a sudden heart attack.
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