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Gary Kurfirst (8 July 1947 – 13 January 2009) was an American music promoter, producer, manager, publisher, and record label executive. [1] Kurfirst founded Radioactive Records, whose acts included Live, Black Grape, Ramones, Big Audio Dynamite, Talking Heads, Eurythmics and Shirley Manson.
Jan 16, 2009 · Gary Kurfirst, who helped shape a generation’s pop music aesthetic as a manager, promoter, publisher, producer and label executive, steering seminal acts like the...
Year /Title //Credit/Label . 1984 / Stop Making Sense - Jonathan Demme, Director - Talking Heads critically acclaimed concert film shot at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. //Gary Kurfirst, Executive Producer / Island & Cinecom 1986 / True Stories (feature film) - David Byrne, Director - Quirky satire on American lifestyles starring John Goodman featuring the Talking Heads //Gary Kurfirst ...
Jan 20, 2009 · Gary Kurfirst, who helped shape a generation’s rock music aesthetic as a manager, promoter, publisher, producer and label executive, steering seminal acts like the...
Gary Kurfirst was responsible for bringing the sixties music revolution to New York. In 1967 he opened the doors to the infamous Village Theater later known as the Fillmore East, where he promoted the East Coast debuts of more than twenty icons including, Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, the Who, Janis Joplin, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page’s Yardbirds.
Jan 15, 2009 · Gary Kurfirst, who managed such acts as the Ramones, B-52’s, Eurythmics, Jane’s Addiction and the Talking Heads, died Jan. 13 while on vacation in the Bahamas. He was 61.
Jan 28, 2009 · Gary Kurfirst, their longstanding manager, was one of the people who made things that little bit easier for the notoriously moody quartet whose contribution to popular music was finally...
Jan 26, 2009 · Gary Kurfirst, longtime manager of bands including the Ramones, Talking Heads and Jane’s Addiction, died Jan. 13 in the Bahamas. He was 61. Kurfirst opened the Village Theater in 1967, which...
Jan 15, 2009 · Without legendary promoter and label executive Gary Kurfirst, four decades of musical milestones would instantly vanish. New Yorkers would have missed the 1967 Village Theatre debut of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and The Doors, organized by Kurfirst at the height of psychedelia.
Jan 18, 2009 · Gary Kurfirst, who helped shape a generation’s pop music aesthetic as a manager, promoter, publisher, producer, and label executive, steering seminal acts like the Talking Heads and Jane’s...
