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L.A. Reid

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Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid (born June 7, 1956) is an American record executive, A&R representative, and record producer who served as president and CEO of Arista Records from 2000 to 2004, as well as chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group from 2004 to 2011 and Epic Records from 2011 to 2017. He co-founded the record label Hitco Entertainment in the latter year, which was sold to Concord in 2022. Early in his career he was a musician, joining the Ohio R&B bands Pure Essence in 1973, and The Deele (with future business partner Babyface) in 1981 as a drummer. Reid also has an extended musical career serving as a record producer, programmer, and instrumentalist for various recording artists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. L.A. Reid is the 2,682nd most popular musician (down from 2,625th in 2019), the 15,163rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,552nd in 2019) and the 1,122nd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, L.A. Reid ranks 2,682 out of 3,175. Before him are Eddie Rabbitt, Daniel Erlandsson, Jerome Richardson, Burak Yeter, Keith Green, and Apparat. After him are Mark Kelly, Ihsahn, Jari Mäenpää, Pete Willis, Dr. Luke, and Lisa Miskovsky.

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Among people born in 1956, L.A. Reid ranks 731. Before him are Nathan Seiberg, Javier Sicilia, John Kapelos, Angela Aames, Delta Burke, and Sally Jewell. After him are Mark Todd, Darrell Pace, Jon Tester, Betsy Nagelsen, Tatyana Lesovaya, and David Sedaris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, L.A. Reid ranks 15,169 out of 20,380. Before him are Kelli Garner (1984), Tom DeLay (1947), Lance Bass (1979), Dawn Harper-Nelson (1984), Jimmy Arias (1964), and Brandon Adams (1979). After him are Bryan Greenberg (1978), Sonya Deville (1993), Jim Doyle (1945), Lauren Ambrose (1978), Tom Chambers (1959), and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (1989).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, L.A. Reid ranks 1,122. Before him are Brenda Russell (1949), Shawn Lane (1963), Frank Bello (1965), Eddie Rabbitt (1941), Jerome Richardson (1920), and Keith Green (1953). After him are Dr. Luke (1973), Oliver Lake (1942), Lucky Peterson (1964), Jim O'Rourke (1969), Mundell Lowe (1922), and Tony Rice (1951).

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