Sid Talmadge

American record distributor and label owner.
Owner of and co-owner of .
He ran the Los Angeles distribution company since the 1950s,
that was the main distributor for Leon René's / and for -.
When in charge of the company, he pushed the 's single "Earth Angel",
having a good deal of responsibility for it becoming a hit, that launched the group in 1954.

Born: 1908 in New York.
Died: 1993 in Los Angeles, California