Biography
Joel Dorn (April 7, 1942 β December 17, 2007) was an American jazz and R&B music producer and record label entrepreneur. He worked at Atlantic Records, and later founded the 32 Jazz, Label M, and Hyena Records labels. He called himself "The Masked Announcer".
Artists he worked with included: Roberta Flack, Max Roach, Bette Midler, The Allman Brothers Band, Peter Allen, Yusef Lateef, Willy DeVille, the Neville Brothers, Herbie Mann, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Mose Allison, Leon Redbone, Jimmy Scott and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
Dorn won two Grammy Awards:
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack, 1972 Record of the Year
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack, 1973 Record of the YearDorn died from a heart attack in 2007. His son, Adam Dorn, is a musician working under the name Mocean Worker.
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1942-04-07
Deathday2007-12-17 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceDelaware County, United States of America
ChildrenMocean Worker
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsGrammy Award, Grammy Awards
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