Lou Reizner Musical artist

Lou Reizner (born Chicago 1934, died London 26 June 1977) was a record producer, A&R executive and head of Mercury Records European operations. As a producer, he is perhaps best known for Rod Stewart's first two solo albums, for the orchestral version of The Who's rock opera Tommy, and Rick Wakeman's Journey to the Centre of the Earth. As an A&R executive, he signed Van der Graaf Generator and arranged a US deal for David Bowie. He had one child, Claudia Collingbourne.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1934
Birth place
Chicago , Illinois
Date of deathJune 26, 1977
Place of death
London

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Musical artist

Career started1965
Career ended1977
associated musical artist
Big Jim Sullivan
Rick Wakeman
The Who
Caetano Veloso
Rod Stewart
Buddy Miles
Dave Morgan (musician)
Buzzy Linhart
Three Man Army
Phil Ryan (musician)
Smile (band)
BackgroundNon performing personnel
genre
Pop music
Rock music
Symphonic rock
Hard rock
record label
Mercury Records

Topical connections

Lou Reizner on Wikipedia