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John Abbey
Real Name: John Ernest Abbey
British label owner and producer. Founder of Home of the Blues magazine in 1966 which was re-titled Blues and Soul after 11 editions in 1967. He started the labels Chain Reaction in 1968, Mojo in 1971 and Contempo Records in 1973. By 1978, Abbey had shut down Contempo Records, turned over the editorship of Blues and Soul magazine, and moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to found Ichiban Records.
Married Tamiko Jones in 1977