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Dick James
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British music publisher (1920–1986)
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1920
- Active to
- 1986
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Dick James (12 December 1920 – 1 February 1986), born Reginald Leon Isaac Vapnick, was a music publisher and the founder of the DJM record label and recording studios, as well as (with Brian Epstein) The Beatles' publisher Northern Songs. He was born in the East End of London. James sang with North London dance bands in his early teens, and was a regular vocalist at the Cricklewood Palais by the age of seventeen. He joined the Henry Hall band, and made first radio broadcast in 1940. <a href="h
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dick
- Family name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Instrument
- voice
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
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- date of birth
- 1920-12-12
- date of death
- 1986-02-01
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- pseudonym
- Dick James
- birth name
- Leon Isaac Vapnick
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