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Only a guess, but I suspect the term was in use on the pop side from the late 30s. DDR On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Malcolm Rockwell <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > All well and good! > It's been pretty much shown here that the function has been around almost > since the industry began, but when did the term "A&R man" come into common > usage? > I thought that was the original question. > Mal > > On 8/14/2012 7:28 PM, Dan Nelson wrote: > >> Rosario Bourdon in addition to being an "operative" for Victor >> conducted salon orchestras for transcription companies. Here is one of >> those multi talented men in the music business. >> d nelson ward >> Beautiful Music you will never forget, at; >> http://www.americanbeautiful.**podbean.com/<http://www.americanbeautiful.podbean.com/> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**__ >> From: Dennis Rooney <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 8:55 PM >> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Does anybody know when the various recording >> companies realized that they needed an Artist and Repertoire administrator? >> A&R wasn't always called such, but the job was around since the dawn of >> the >> commercial phonograph industry. Usually, someone with musical training was >> spotted and developed. Fred Gaisberg began as a teenager in Washington, >> D.C. before he moved to London. Columbia had Charles Adams Prince when >> Walter B. Rogers performed the same function at Victor. "Recording >> Directors", they were called. They often had relationships with orchestras >> and bands, which made them useful for engaging personnel. Later Victor >> operatives included Calvin Child, Joseph Pasternack, Rosario Bourdon and >> Charles O'Connell. Someone must have already treated the subject so there >> will be more information soon to appear. >> >> DDR >> >> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Eric <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Does anybody know when the various recording companies realized that they >>> needed an Artist and Repertoire administrator? Is it possible to obtain >>> from some archives the requirements for the position? Any help would be >>> greatly appreciated. >>> >>> >> >> -- Dennis D. Rooney 303 W. 66th Street, 9HE New York, NY 10023 212.874.9626