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Mitch Miller

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Mitch Miller · Arts & Literature

What

Conductor and record producer

When

1911, Rochester, New York, United States — 2010, New York City, New York, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Mitch Miller is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Conductor and record producer

How & why

Mitch Miller was an American Jewish conductor, oboist and record producer who became one of the most powerful figures in 1950s popular music as head of A&R at Columbia Records. Born to a Jewish family in Rochester, he later hosted the hit NBC television sing-along series Sing Along with Mitch and released a string of best-selling choral albums. A classically trained oboist, he shaped the sound of an era of American recorded music.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Conductor and record producer

1911

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music