Vivian Carter
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Vivian Carter was an American music entrepreneur and radio DJ best known as the co-founder of the influential independent label Vee-Jay Records, which helped popularize R&B and early rock and roll.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vivian Carter canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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music entrepreneur ⓘ radio disc jockey ⓘ record label founder ⓘ |
| coFounded | Vee-Jay Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Vee-Jay Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Vee-Jay Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| fieldOfWork |
artist promotion
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radio broadcasting ⓘ record production ⓘ |
| genre |
gospel music
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rhythm and blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize |
R&B music in the United States
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early rock and roll ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of independent record labels in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | co-founding Vee-Jay Records ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
running one of the first African-American-owned record labels in the United States
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signing and promoting R&B and rock and roll artists ⓘ |
| notableWork | Vee-Jay Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
music entrepreneur
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radio DJ ⓘ record executive ⓘ |
| residence | Gary, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Chicago
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Gary, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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