Joe Von Battle | |
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| Birth name | Joseph Battle |
| Born | April 3, 1915 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | March 27, 1973 (aged 57) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Gospel, blues, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Record shop owner, record label executive, record producer |
| Years active | 1945–1967 |
| Labels | J.V.B., Battle, Von |
Joe Von Battle (born Joseph Battle, April 3, 1915 – March 27, 1973)[1] was an American record store owner and pioneer black record producer in Detroit, Michigan, between the 1940s and 1960s. He set up the J.V.B. and Battle record labels, was one of the first independent black record producers, the first to record Rev. C. L. Franklin and his daughter Aretha Franklin, and influential in the career of John Lee Hooker and other blues musicians.