I don't know if this has been raised before, but I have been studying the 2 labels and came up with this shocking item

https://gangsterreport.com/the-music-concert-murders-four-on-the-floor-following-mob-backed-maryland-concert-40-years-ago/

That's a stunning story. Thanks for sharing it. 

Steve 

Morris Levy & Roulettes close connections to the mob have been well known since the 60's, he really was a piece of work. Guess the HBO tv show will be well worth watching. It's a good thing they decided to host that concert at that location east of DC as nearer to DC are the two top 60's black music venues (Carr's Beach / Sparrow's Beach). If they had used those places, the likes of Rufus Mitchell & the Ru-Jac team could well have ended up the same way (fortunate they had largely fallen out of use in the early 70's).  

Edited August 27, 20186 yr by Roburt

Unfortunately the HBO show mentioned, Vinyl, has already been cancelled after one series.

 

A shame as even though it was deeply flawed as a drama it was fascinating for the tiny proportion of the population interested in the machinations of the historical music business. 

 

There are quite a few detailed online histories of Levy and McCalla and their fairly significant roles in the New York mob.