Please forgive me for not thanking everybody sooner. I have not had access to the Internet in a couple of days and it is only now that the my e-mail connection appears to be working. There is still some kind of trouble with the Internet. Anyway, thank you and I deeply appreciate what people sent me. Thanks again, Eric Byron -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Rooney Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 11:55 PM To: [log in to unmask] 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