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Big Brother and the Holding Company
Big Brother and the Holding Company
American rock band
1
Paul A. Rothchild
Paul A. Rothchild
American music producer
2
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
American singer and songwriter
3
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
American record producer (1931-1978)
4
Nick Gravenites
Nick Gravenites
American musician
5
Gabriel Mekler
Gabriel Mekler
American songwriter, musician, and record producer
6
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
7
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
American music journalist and producer
8
Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
9
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer
10
Charlie Rich
Charlie Rich
American country music singer and musician
11
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
12
Samuel Charters
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
13
The Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer
American vocal music group
14
Terry Reid
Terry Reid
British musician
15
Robert Blackwell
Robert Blackwell
American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
16
Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
17
Milt Gabler
Milt Gabler
record producer from the United States
18
Johnny Adams
Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer
19
Bob Porter
Bob Porter
Blues and jazz record producer, discographer, writer, and radio presenter
20
Bert Berns
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
21
Howard Tate
Howard Tate
American soul singer and songwriter
22
Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer
23
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
24
Michael Messer
Michael Messer
musical artist
25
Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder
American guitarist, singer and composer
26
Phil Upchurch
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
27
Elliot Mazer
Elliot Mazer
Record producer, audio engineer
28
Blue Cheer
Blue Cheer
American rock band
29
Mickie Most
Mickie Most
English record producer, recording artist, songwriter, arranger and singer
30
John Hammond
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic
31
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
32
Bob Thiele
Bob Thiele
American record producer, music executive (1922-1996)
33
Pete Sears
Pete Sears
British musician
34
Hank Crawford
Hank Crawford
American saxophonist (1934-2009)
35
Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
36
Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
American musician
37
Mitch Miller
Mitch Miller
American musician, singer, conductor and record producer
38
Jesse Stone
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
39
Alexander O'Neal
Alexander O'Neal
American musical artist
40
Gary U.S. Bonds
Gary U.S. Bonds
American singer and songwriter
41
Fred Foster
Fred Foster
American record producer, songwriter, and music business executive
42
Randy Sandke
Randy Sandke
American musician
Bob Shad
American music executive

Bob Shad

Intro
American music executive
Record Labels
Music

Robert "Bob" Shad (born Abraham Shadrinsky; February 12, 1920 – March 13, 1985) was an American record producer and record label owner. He produced the first album by Big Brother and the Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin). Among his labels were Time Records, Brent Records, and Mainstream Records.