For the American radio journalist, see Lou Adler (journalist).
Lou Adler
Adler in 2012
Born
Lester Louis Adler
(1933-12-13) December 13, 1933 (age 90)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Record producer, film producer
Spouses
Shelley Fabares
(m. 1964; div. 1980)
Page Hannah
(m. 1992)
Partner
Britt Ekland (1972–1974)
Children
7, including Cisco Adler
Lester Louis Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American record and film producer and the co-owner of the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California.[1] Adler has produced and developed a number of high-profile musical artists, including The Grass Roots, Jan & Dean, The Mamas & the Papas, and Carole King. King's album Tapestry, produced by Adler, won the 1972 Grammy Award for Album of the Year and has been called one of the greatest pop albums of all time.[2][3][4][5]
Adler is an executive producer of The Rocky Horror Picture Show[6][7] and discovered and produced comedy albums and films for Cheech & Chong.[8] In 2006, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his achievements in music. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 as the winner, alongside Quincy Jones, of the Ahmet Ertegun Award.[9]
^"Lou Adler Reflects On His Impactful Career In The Music Industry - GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends". Grammy Awards. October 11, 2019.
^"Carole King, 'Tapestry'". rollingstone.com. May 31, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
^"Carole King". besteveralbums.com.
^"Carole King Reflects on Her Classic, Chart-Topping 'Tapestry' Album". www.billboard.com. November 12, 2015.
^"VH1 Names 'Tapestry' in Top 100 Greatest Albums of Rock 'n' Roll". www.caroleking.com.
^"10 Things You Didn't Know About 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'". thefw.com. October 22, 2012.
^"'Rocky Horror' at 40: Hear Soundtrack Outtake, Read Producer's Reflections". rollingstone.com. September 4, 2015.
^"Lou Adler". rockhall.com.
^Warner, Denise. "Public Enemy, Rush, Heart, Donna Summer to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
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an older sister Nanette ("Smokey"). In 1964, Fabares married producer LouAdler. They separated in 1966 and divorced in 1980. Since 1984, she has been...
known as Ode Sounds and Visuals) was an American record label, started by LouAdler in 1967 after he sold Dunhill Records to ABC Records. It was distributed...
Dunhill Records was started in 1964 by LouAdler, Jay Lasker, Pierre Cossette and Bobby Roberts as Dunhill Productions to release the music of Johnny...
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Speeding Time in 1983, which was a reunion with Tapestry-era producer LouAdler. After a well-received concert tour in 1984, journalist Catherine Foster...
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