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    Gary Calamar

    Jac Holzman

    Gary Calamar
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    Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman will be Gary Calamar's guest on The Open Road at 9 pm. Holzman will be spinning music and tales from his early days at Elektra. His new book "Follow The Music" tells how he started Elektra Records at age 19 with 00 and led it for 23 years, becoming a music industry legend. "Follow The Music" overflows with never-before-told stories, in the words of those who made the music: "The Doors," Carly Simon, Jackson Browne, Iggy Stooge, Judy Collins, "The Butterfield Blues Band," producer Paul Rothchild and many more.
    Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman will be Gary Calamar's guest on The Open Road at 9 pm. Holzman will be spinning music and tales from his early days at Elektra. His new book "Follow The Music" tells how he started Elektra Records at age 19 with 00 and led it for 23 years, becoming a music industry legend. "Follow The Music" overflows with never-before-told stories, in the words of those who made the music: "The Doors," Carly Simon, Jackson Browne, Iggy Stooge, Judy Collins, "The Butterfield Blues Band," producer Paul Rothchild and many more.
    Jun 29, 1998

    Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman will be Gary Calamar's guest on The Open Road at 9 pm. Holzman will be spinning music and tales from his early days at Elektra. His new book "Follow The Music" tells how he started Elektra Records at age 19 with 00 and led it for 23 years, becoming a music industry legend. "Follow The Music" overflows with never-before-told stories, in the words of those who made the music: "The Doors," Carly Simon, Jackson Browne, Iggy Stooge, Judy Collins, "The Butterfield Blues Band," producer Paul Rothchild and many more.

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