Jack Kapp | |
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| Born | Jacob Kaplitzky June 15, 1901 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 1949 (aged 47) |
| Occupation | Record company executive |
| Known for | co-founder of Decca Records |
Jack Kapp (born Jacob Kaplitzky; June 15, 1901 – March 25, 1949) was a record company executive with Brunswick Records who founded the American Decca Records in 1934, along with British Decca founder Edward Lewis, and later American Decca head Milton Rackmil.[1] Kapp oversaw Bing Crosby's rise to success as a recording artist in the early 1930s, and, four decades later, Crosby still gave appreciation to Kapp for diversifying his song catalogue into various styles and genres,[2] saying, "I thought he was crazy, but I just did what he told me." Kapp could not read or sing music, but to his talent he stressed the credo, "Where's the melody?"
- ^ Ginell, Cary; Brown, Roy Lee (1994). Milton Brown and the Founding of Western Swing. University of Illinois Press. p. 167. ISBN 0-252-02041-3.
- ^ Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Tape 1, side B.