Alvin Bennett
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Alvin S. "Al" Bennett from Joiner, Arkansas
, was a record company executive who worked at Dot Records
, then Liberty Records
. He was president of Liberty until 1968. At that time he founded Cream Records
, which absorbed Hi Records
in 1977. Bennett is also known for lending his name to the character of Alvin from The Chipmunks
.
Joiner, Arkansas
Joiner is a city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 540 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Joiner is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land....
, was a record company executive who worked at Dot Records
Dot Records
Dot Records was an American record label and company that was active between 1950 and 1977. It was founded by Randy Wood. In Gallatin, Tennessee, Wood had earlier started a mail order record shop, known for its radio ads on WLAC in Nashville and its R&B air personality Bill "Hoss" Allen...
, then Liberty Records
Liberty Records
Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:...
. He was president of Liberty until 1968. At that time he founded Cream Records
Cream Records
Cream Records is a record label started by Alvin Bennett in 1968, after he sold Liberty Records to Transamerica Corporation. In 1977, it acquired Hi Records from Willie Mitchell...
, which absorbed Hi Records
Hi Records
Hi Records was a Memphis soul and rockabilly label started in 1957 by singer Ray Harris, record store owner Joe Cuoghi, Bill Cantrell and Quinton Claunch , and three silent partners, including Cuoghi's lawyer, Nick Pesce....
in 1977. Bennett is also known for lending his name to the character of Alvin from The Chipmunks
The Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks: Alvin, the mischievous troublemaker, who quickly became the star of the group; Simon, the tall, bespectacled intellectual;...
.