Chris Blackwell

Chris Blackwell
Chris Blackwell
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Percy Gordon Blackwell
Born	22 June 1937; Westminster, London, England
Genres	Rock, reggae
Occupation(s)	Record producer
Years active	1959–present
Website	islandoutpost.com

Christopher Percy Gordon Blackwell OJ (born 22 June 1937)[1] is a Jamaican-British former record producer and the founder of Island Records.[2] He was honored into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Variety called him as "one of the greatest record executives in history".[3]

References

Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 258/9. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
Farber, Jim (6 June 2022). "Island Records founder Chris Blackwell: 'I'm interested in what's different'". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
Aswad, Jem (8 June 2022). "Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell Talks Bob Marley, U2, and His Fascinating Memoir, 'The Islander'". Variety. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

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[LarkinGE-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 258/9. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

[Grdn-2] Farber, Jim (6 June 2022). "Island Records founder Chris Blackwell: 'I'm interested in what's different'". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[Variety-3] Aswad, Jem (8 June 2022). "Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell Talks Bob Marley, U2, and His Fascinating Memoir, 'The Islander'". Variety. Retrieved 3 October 2022.