Ollie McLaughlin

Ollie McLaughlin
Birth nameOllie Anderson McLaughlin
Born(1925-03-24)March 24, 1925
Carthage, Mississippi, US
DiedFebruary 19, 1984(1984-02-19) (aged 58)
Detroit, Michigan, US
GenresJazz, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)Record producer, record label owner, DJ
Years activeLate 1940s–1984

Ollie Anderson McLaughlin (March 24, 1925 – February 19, 1984)[1] was an American record producer and record label owner. He discovered Del Shannon, and also organized or produced recordings by Dave Brubeck, Chet Baker, Dorothy Ashby, Barbara Lewis, and the Capitols, among many others.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1578. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.