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Dec 15, 2012 · Gil Friesen, the record executive who built A&M Records with Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss – helping to introduce the Police, Janet Jackson, Soundgarden and the Carpenters to the world – died...
Gil Friesen, who achieved success in films and television but was best known for helping to establish A&M Records as an artists’ haven for an eclectic stable of performers that included Carole...
Gil Friesen (March 10, 1937 – December 13, 2012) was an American music and film executive known for being chairman of A&M Records from 1977 until its sale for $500 million in 1990, co-founder of the Classic Sports Cable Network and executive producer of The Breakfast Club in 1985.
Dec 17, 2012 · The music world is mourning the death of legendary A&M Records executive Gil Friesen (pictured at left in the above photo), who along with Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, helped grow the record...
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Mar 4, 2014 · Longtime A&M Records President Gil Friesen worked on '20 Feet From Stardom,' a look at backup singers, until his dying day in 2012. It went on to win the feature documentary Oscar.
Dec 14, 2012 · Hollywood executive and music mogul Gil Friesen has died. He was 75. Friesen, best known for his tenure as president of A&M; Records and A&M; Films, passed away at his Brentwood home on Thursday.
Dec 14, 2012 · Longtime A&M exec and film producer Gil Friesen died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles after a prolonged battle with leukemia. He spent 31 years at A&M and was, along with founders Herb...
