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Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell Talks Bob Marley, U2, and His Fascinating Memoir, ‘The...
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile he hasn’t been active in the music world for a couple of decades, Chris Blackwell, founder of...
Steve Jobs, Dan Loeb, and Xi Jinping: It's Chris Blackwell's world
Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago"Island Records" founder Chris Blackwell is out with a new memoir — "The Islander" — telling tales...
Music mogul Chris Blackwell: ‘I’m glad I didn’t sign Led Zeppelin. They were too dangerous’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHe is a giant of popular music, the man who signed some of the biggest acts in the world. As the...
Chris Blackwell, Angélique Kidjo and Arvo Pärt Named 2023 Polar Music Prize Laureates
Billboard via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe laureates for the 2023 Polar Music Prize have been revealed. They are Chris Blackwell, who...
Chris Blackwell: The Man, the Myths and the Legends
SPIN via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond, the newly released Gallery Books memoir from pioneering music executive and Island Records founder Chris...
Legendary music producer explains how he signed Bob Marley and U2
Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoOn a recent episode of Influencers with Yahoo Finance’s Editor-in-Chief, Andy Serwer, Chris...
Chris Blackwell, Angélique Kidjo and Arvo Pärt Celebrated as Laureates at Sweden’s Polar Music Prize
Billboard via Yahoo News· 1 year agoYusuf/Cat Stevens and Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music, two of Blackwell’s most successful signings,...
The Ultimate History of Island Records Has Finally Arrived (Vol. 1, Anyway…)
SPIN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThat feeling when you keep seeing egregious errors about something you know almost too much about....
Kidjo, Blackwell, Pärt awarded Sweden's Polar Music Prize
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo, Island Records founder Chris...
Legendary record producer explains why he never wanted to be photographed with Bob Marley
Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoOn a recent episode of Influencers with Yahoo Finance’s Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer, legendary...