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Town Sound Studio Fire (1970)
On June 2, 1970, at 1 A.M. a fire started at the Town Sound Studio. It was located in the century-old Schneider Building and $500,000 in equipment was destroyed. -
Otis, Clyde Lovern (1924-2008)
Clyde Lovern Otis was a songwriter and record producer. He served in World War II as a marine. He began his songwriting career afterward. He was one of the first African American A&R executives at a major label, Mercury Records. He briefly worked with Liberty Records before… -
Clyde Otis Music Group
Clyde Otis created the Clyde Otis Music Group Records in the 1960s after he left Mercury Records. Under this independent label, he had sessions with artists like Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Johnny Mathis, and Patti Page.Tags Music -
Jasper, Christopher "Chris" Howard (1951-?)
Christopher Howard Jasper was a singer and music producer. Jasper's older sister Elaine married Rudolph Isley. Originally from Cincinnati, Jasper visited his sister often in Teaneck. He started to gig with Ernie and Marvin in a trio called the Jazzmen Trio. He studied at the…Tags Music -
El Rivieras
The Rivieras was a Doo Wop quartet. The group comprised Homer Dunn, Ronald Cook, Andrew Jones, and Charles Allen. Their second manager was William Fix. They recorded their Coed album from 1958 to 1961.Tags Music -
Treadwell, George McKinley (1918-1967)
George McKinley Treadwell (December 21, 1918 – May 14, 1967) was a jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and influential artist manager whose career bridged Harlem’s swing era and the rise of rhythm and blues in the postwar recording industry. Though he began as a working musician,… -
Heller, Trude (?-?)
Trude Heller was a music producer and nightclub owner. She created Trude Heller's, a club in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. She opened another club in Palm Beach, Flordia. She also co-founded Tru-Glo-Town Records.Tags Music -
Townsend, Edward "Ed" Benjamin (1929-2003)
Edward Benjamin Townsend was a singer, songwriter, and producer. He also had some education in law, although he never practiced officially. He joined the Marine Corps in 1951 and served in Korea. His first record was "For Your Love" in 1958. He was one of the owners of…Tags Music -
Tru-Glo-Town Records
Tru-Glo-Town Records was a record company in Englewood founded by Trude Heller, Gloria Toote, and Ed Townsend.Tags Music -
The Ronettes Dwight Morrow Performance (1966)
The Ronettes performed a concert at Dwight Morrow High School on November 4, 1966. It was done as a fundraiser for the school's scholarship fund.