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Lubinsky has been described as "an arrogant bully... the quintessential loudmouth, overweight, cigar-smoking record man with little apparent charm"; as "a colorful character... endowed with a shrewd business sense"; and as "a rather profane cheapskate who had a low opinion of many of the musicians
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that he recorded" and who "was best known for his desire to cut expenses at all costs". His oldest daughter, Lois
Grossberg, later said, "He was paranoid about money. It consumed him like a burning fire. He had a reputation as an ogre in the business. You have no idea of the cheapness."
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in 1942 from his new Radio Record Shop. The company released
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563:"Radio Review: Herman Lubinsky"
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710:The Savoy Label: A Discography
655:Top R&B Singles: 1942â1995
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627:John Broven (2 March 2009).
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374:for the latter's new label,
551:New Jersey AM Radio History
350:Character and controversies
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243:recordings made before the
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259:" reached number 1 on the
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817:- Hoffer, Jason (2011).
807:"The Hit That Never Was"
761:Rutgers University Press
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218:Federal Radio Commission
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540:"WNJ â 1450 AM, Newark"
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312:Cannonball Adderley
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372:Ray Charles
366:The singer
304:Johnny Otis
285:Miles Davis
265:Ben Webster
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121:Founder of
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324:Clara Ward
300:California
249:pseudonyms
207:Lithuanian
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