Joe Smith

[Roger Kolakowski]

Last Resource...I promise!

"Berklee Today" Summer 1992 

"A Forum for Contemporary Music and Musicians"

Page 3 (Berklee Beat)

"Joe Smith, president and
Chief Executive Officer of
Capitol-EMI Music, began
his music business career in
the 1950s as a top-rated disk
jockey for Boston's WMEX
radio station. In 1960 he entered
the record promotion
field, taking a position at
Warner Bros. Smith showed
a unique ability to spot and
promote major talents, including
Van Morrison, the
Grateful.Dead, James Taylor,
the Doobie Brothers,
and Seals and Crofts..."