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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/ > > > > > ________________________________ > 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. >> > >