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American gangster and con artist in the fields of jazz clubs, music publishing, and the independent record industry (1927-1990) | |||||
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Date of birth | 27 August 1927 Harlem Moishe Levy | ||||
Date of death | 21 May 1990 Ghent | ||||
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Morris Levy (August 27, 1927 – May 21, 1990) was an American entrepreneur in the fields of jazz clubs, music publishing, and the independent record industry. Levy was cofounder and owner of Roulette Records, founding partner of the Birdland jazz club and the Roulette Room — and a prominent subject of investigations into organized crime and the music industry.
At the peak of his businesses, Levy owned more than 90 companies employing 900 people, including record-pressing plants, tape-duplicating plants, a distribution company, a prominent New England chain of 81 record stores (Strawberries), and numerous record labels.
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