Neil Bogart
American record producer (1943–1982)
Neil E. Bogart (born Neil Scott Bogatz, February 3, 1943 – May 8, 1982) was an American music executive. He was the founder of Casablanca Records, which later became Casablanca Record and Filmworks.
Life and career
Born Neil Scott Bogatz in the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital, central Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Ruth (Markoff) and Al M. Bogatz. His family was Jewish. He grew up in the Glenwood Houses, a housing project in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn. He was a singer in the 1960s, using the name Neil Scott, and had a hit single, “Bobby” in 1961, prior to running the Michigan offices of Cameo-Parkway Records. Bogart discovered the group ? and the Mysterians, and produced their hit “96 Tears” in 1966. After Cameo-Parkway was shut down by the government for stock fraud in 1968, Bogart became an executive at Buddah Records. He is credited with being a key player in the rise of bubblegum pop music during his time working at Cameo-Parkway and Buddah.
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