April 17, 2015(2015-04-17) (aged 72) Berlin, Germany
Occupation(s)
Musician, songwriter, disc jockey, record producer, entrepreneur
Instrument(s)
Piano
Years active
1960s–2015
Musical artist
John Frank Rieley III (November 24, 1942 – April 17, 2015) was an American businessman, record producer, songwriter, and disc jockey who managed the Beach Boys between mid-1970 and late 1973. He is credited with guiding them back to popular acclaim[1] and was described by New Statesman as "a radio DJ turned career mentor."[2]
Rieley co-wrote a total of ten songs included on the Beach Boys' albums Surf’s Up (1971), Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" (1972), and Holland (1973). He also sang lead on the Surf's Up track "A Day in the Life of a Tree" and narrated Brian Wilson's fairy tale Mount Vernon and Fairway (1972).
Following his work with The Beach Boys, Rieley made the rock book project Western Justice with Machiel Botman in 1975. He would later go on to collaborate with artists such as Kool & the Gang, Ride, and Jaye Muller (recording as "Count Jaye").
In 1995, Rieley, along with Muller, founded e-fax pioneer J2 Global, Inc., which later became Ziff Davis following its $167 million acquisition of the digital publishing company. He died in 2015 at the age of 72.
^Jack Rieley Breaks Silence on Beach Boys in Flasher.com Interview: Interview, PRNewswire, Nov 2, 2007.
John Frank Rieley III (November 24, 1942 – April 17, 2015) was an American businessman, record producer, songwriter, and disc jockey who managed the Beach...
Up (1971) "Feel Flows" was written by Carl Wilson with band manager JackRieley. Problems playing this file? See media help. In 1969, the Beach Boys'...
album Surf's Up. It was written by Brian Wilson and the group's manager JackRieley, who also performed lead vocal. The lyrics were inspired by Wilson's...
composed by Brian Wilson, assembled by Carl Wilson, and narrated by manager JackRieley. Brian provided the voice of the Pied Piper and drew the sleeve cover...
J2 Global was founded in December 1995 as JFax.com by Jaye Muller and JackRieley. The company changed its registered name to J2 Global Communications...
James William Guercio – bass guitar and co-producer of "Good Timin'" JackRieley – backing vocals Ed Carter – guitars, bass guitar Billy Hinsche – harmony...
Why God Made the Radio 2012 "A Day in the Life of a Tree" Brian Wilson JackRieley 1971 Surf's Up 1971 "Deirdre" Bruce Johnston Brian Wilson 1969 Sunflower...
Boys from their 1971 album Surf's Up. It was written by Carl Wilson and JackRieley. Aside from a few guitar instrumentals written in the early days of the...
"Child Is Father of the Man". Writing in a 1996 online Q&A, band manager JackRieley wrote that Brian had "stated clearly that it was his intent all along...
of All Time" list. In mid-1970, the Beach Boys hired radio presenter JackRieley as their manager. One of his initiatives was to encourage the band to...
rambles but it comes back to where it started." "Marcella" (Brian Wilson, JackRieley) – 3:53 "It represents one of the first times we tried to emulate The...
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they flowed well alongside the other tracks. According to band manager JackRieley, the absence of any Dennis songs on Surf's Up was for two reasons: to...
band manager JackRieley, Jardine "demanded" the song be included on the Surf's Up album, while Jardine said that the song appeared at Rieley's insistence...
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