Bill Lowery (record producer)
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Bill Lowery (October 21, 1924 – June 8, 2004) was an American music entrepreneur.
Early successes
Lowery was born in
In the early 1950s, Lowery was the top
NRC days
In 1958, Lowery formed National Recording Corporation in Atlanta. To raise capital, sales of "founders' contracts" were made by a group headed by Ray Griggers. NRC initially recorded at WGST Radio studios until stock sales allowed NRC to set up its record pressing plant, record distributorship, and recording studio, with Ray Stevens, Joe South, and Jerry Reed as the staff band. Despite early hit records such as "Robbin' The Cradle" by Tony Bellus, as well as manufacturing and distribution of other labels, NRC was forced into bankruptcy in April 1961. Lowery called NRC "his only failure".
Later years
Lowery continued in music publishing, along with studio ownership and artist management of a list of successful artists. Before his death, Lowery Music was sold to Sony/ATV Music Publishing. His work with the Friends of Georgia Music organization assured that Georgia-based artists would be honored in the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
Lowery died in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 8, 2004, after a four-month battle with cancer.[3]
References
- ^ Miller, Zell (1996). They Heard Georgia Singing, p. 194. Mercer University Press.
- ^ Daniel, Wayne W. (2001). Pickin' on Peachtree: A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia, pp. 225-26. University of Illinois Press.
- ^ "BILL LOWERY". Rockabilly.nl. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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