George Avakian

Biography

George Mesrop Avakian was an Armenian/American record producer, artist manager, writer, educator and executive. Best known for his work from 1939 to the early 1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, World Pacific Records, Warner Bros. Records, and RCA Records, he was a major force in the expansion and development of the U.S. recording industry.

Known For

Bert Stern - Original Madman

An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

The Miles Davis Story

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned

All Movies (7)

• Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned2014
• Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read2013 · as Self
• An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road2012 · as Self
• Bert Stern - Original Madman2011
• The Miles Davis Story2001 · as Self
• The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong1999 · as Self
• Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory1997