Nat Tarnopol

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Nat Tarnopol
Nat Tarnopol at Bell Sound Studios in 1960
Born	(1931-01-26)January 26, 1931 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	December 25, 1987(1987-12-25) (aged 56)
Occupation	American record producer

Nat Tarnopol (January 26, 1931 – December 25, 1987) was an American record producer. He played a vital role in producing and shaping R&B music throughout the 1960s and 1970s as the president of Brunswick Records, a subsidiary label of Decca Records. Responsible for launching the careers of The Chi-Lites, Jackie Wilson, Tyrone Davis, Barbara Acklin and The Young-Holt Unlimited, Tarnopol scored 150 songs on the Billboard charted singles between 1957 and 1981.