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Berle Adams (born Beryl Adasky, 11 June 1917 – 25 August 2009) was an American music industry executive and talent booking agent best known for co-founding Mercury Records in the 1940s and later becoming a senior executive at MCA.
Berle Adams, a onetime big-band booking agent who co-founded Mercury Records in the 1940s and later became a senior executive at MCA before launching his own successful business as an...
Aug 27, 2009 · Berle Adams, a longtime music industry executive and manager, talent agent and international television sales agent, died Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles following a long...
Aug 28, 2009 · Co-founder of Mercury Records and longtime MCA VP and agent Berle Adams died Tuesday in Los Angeles following a long illness. He was 92.
Berle Adams was born on 11 June 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Brass Target (1978), Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947) and Beware (1946). He was married to Lucy. He died on 25 August 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer, Writer, Additional Crew
- June 11, 1917
- Berle Adams
- August 25, 2009
Berle Adams was born on June 11, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Brass Target (1978), Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947) and Beware (1946). He was married to Lucy. He died on August 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
In his three-hour interview, Berle Adams (1917-2009) talks about his early career in the music industry as a band booker, working with artists such as Louis Jordan, and then as a founding executive at Mercury Records. He describes in detail his work as a talent agent in MCA's television department.
