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Frank Fenter | |
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.jpg) Frank Fenter c. 1976 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Frank Fenter |
| Born | February 25, 1936 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Origin | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Died | July 21, 1983 (aged 47) Macon, Georgia |
| Genres | Southern Rock, Rhythm and Blues and British Rock |
| Occupation(s) | impresario, music manager, record executive, record label co-founder and partner, record producer, actor |
| Years active | 1958–1983 |
| Labels | Capricorn Records, Atlantic Records, Fast Forward Productions, Zip Code Productions, Chapell Music Publishing Co., Liberty-Imperial Record Publishing, ARC/Chess Music. |
Frank Fenter (February 25, 1936 – July 21, 1983) was a South African music industry executive.
Fenter was the first managing director of Atlantic Records for Europe, where he helped discover and get signed to Atlantic late-1960s British Invasion groups, including Led Zeppelin and the progressive rock bands Yes and King Crimson. Frank Fenter was also instrumental in introducing and breaking Rhythm and Blues music across Europe, with such artists as Otis Redding and Sam and Dave. He went on in the 1970s to be a co-founder, co-owner, partner and executive vice president of Capricorn Records, the label identified with Southern Rock, led by The Allman Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band, Wet Willie and Elvin Bishop. In 2014, Frank Fenter was posthumously Inducted into The Georgia Music Hall of Fame.