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Art Rupe, founder of Specialty Records, dies aged 104


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Art Rupe - the music executive who helped R&B go mainstream - has died aged 104.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member founded Specialty Records in Los Angeles in 1946 - giving an early break to the likes of Sam Cooke, Little Richard and John Lee Hooker.

https://news.sky.com/story/art-rupe-the-music-executive-who-helped-r-b-go-mainstream-dies-aged-104-12592177

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