Larry Newton was an American record company entrepreneur who, earlier in his career, worked with several independent labels.
10 Facts About Larry Newton
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Larry Newton then became sales manager at the 1955 startup of ABC-Paramount Records, ascending to president in 1965.
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Larry Newton became a salesman for Varsity, Combo, and Rainbow Records.
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Larry Newton served as a paratrooper during World War II and was honorably discharged November 15,1945.
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The Derby masters were sold to RCA where Larry Newton became an executive.
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In 1955, Larry Newton became General Manager of Murray Katz's Treat Records, then located at 236 West 55 Street in Manhattan.
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The song had been written with Armstrong in mind, but when Armstrong, who had recently signed with ABC Records, was recording it, Larry Newton tried to stop the session, because he disliked the slow pace.
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Larry Newton was physically locked out of the studio, and the session continued with him fuming outside.
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Sometime in the 1940s, Larry Newton married Dorothy Liberman.
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Larry Newton died on January 30,2005, in Pompano Beach, Florida.