Florence Greenberg

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Florence Greenberg was an influential American music executive and record producer best known for discovering and promoting major 1960s girl groups such as The Shirelles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
music executive
record producer
activeInPeriod 1950s
1960s
1970s
associatedWith B.J. Thomas
Chuck Jackson
Dionne Warwick
Maxine Brown
The Shirelles
Tommy Hunt
basedIn New York City music business
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Scepter Records
Wand Records
ethnicGroup Jewish American
founded Scepter Records
Wand Records
gender female
genre pop music
rhythm and blues
industry music industry
influenced development of girl group sound
independent record label practices in the 1960s
knownFor independent label success in the 1960s
promoting girl groups
supporting Brill Building songwriters
notableFor discovering The Shirelles
founding Scepter Records
founding Wand Records
promoting 1960s girl groups
work in the American pop and R&B music industry
notableWork development of The Shirelles’ recording career
release of Dionne Warwick’s early recordings on Scepter Records
occupation businessperson
music executive
record producer
significantEvent discovered The Shirelles at Passaic High School
workedWith Burt Bacharach
Carole King
Gerry Goffin
Hal David
Luther Dixon

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Scepter Records foundedBy Florence Greenberg
Wand Records foundedBy Florence Greenberg