Pioneering Record Executive Who Launched Little Richard and would-be rapist Sam Cooke Dead at 104

“Art Rupe, the owner of Specialty Records, enters his office in LA in 1948. The music pioneer died Friday at age 104.”

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Art Rupe, pioneering record executive who launched Little Richard, dead at 104

Music executive Art Rupe, whose Specialty Records was a premier label during the formative years of rock ’n roll and helped launch the careers of Little Richard, Sam Cooke and many others, has died. He was 104.

https://nypost.com/2022/04/16/art-rupe-pioneering-record-executive-dead-at-104/