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is happy to take you to the Hollywood Rock Walk induction of LOU ADLER
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sidewalk gallery dedicated to honoring those artists who have made a significant contribution to the evolution of Rock 'n Roll. Artist such as, BB King, George Martin, Johnny Cash, James Brown, Carl Perkins, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, Brian Wilson, Los Lobos, Carlos Santana, Kiss, Aerosmith and others are honored. Stay tuned to the StudioClub.com
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Lou Adler was a prominent pop music
entrepreneur from the late 50's up until the mid-70's. His name is associated
with many well-known rock-and-roll
acts, particularly those from the West Coast.
In the late 1950's Adler was in
partnership with Herb Alpert as managers of the up-and-coming rock-and-roll
act,
Jan & Dean. Adler also wrote
songs, often under the name Barbara Campbell; Sam Cooke's Only Sixteen
is his
composition.
He worked for music publisher Screen
Gems and for various record labels, including Colpix and Dimension. He
became involved in the careers
of Shelley Fabares [whom he married in 1964] and Carole King. In 1964 he
started
Dunhill Productions, which later
became a record label, and recruited P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri to write
and
produce songs. One prominent artist
signed to Dunhill was former New Christy Minstrel Barry McGuire. McGuire
recorded a song that had been written
by Sloan and on which he was backed by the original members of the Grass
Roots: Eve Of Destruction reached
the top of the charts late in 1965. The top act at Dunhill was the Mamas
and
Papas, who placed six songs in
the top ten in 1966 and 1967.
The most successsful act produced
by Lou Adler at Ode was yet to come. Former Brill Building songwriter Carole
King became very hot as a performer
in 1971 with her number one hit It's Too Late on Ode. Other hits followed
for
King which were produced by Lou
Adler and released on the Ode label: I Feel The Earth Move, So Far Away,
Sweet Seasons, Been To Canaan,
Jazzman, Nightingale. Carole King won four Grammys in 1971.
After the mid-70's Lou Adler became
less involved in the music business. His contributions to rock-and-roll
in the
50's, 60's and 70's were enormous.
Herb Albert and Lou Adler |
Herb Albert, Lou Adler, Michele Phillips & Jack |
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Darryl Hannah |
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Hollywood Rock Walk see Toto, AC/DC, Def Leppard, the Animals |
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