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Dick James

Richard Leon James (born Isaac Vapnick; 12 December 1920 – 1 February 1986) was a British music publisher and singer. He and Brian Epstein established The Beatles' publishing company, Northern Songs. Later, with his son Stephen, James founded the DJM record label and recording studios, which signed Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

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Early singing career

Henry HallWorld War IIArmyGeraldoThe Stargazers
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Switch to publishing

Ron GoodwinParlophoneGeorge MartinPlease Please MeThank Your Lucky Stars
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Later life and death

Earl OkinJasper CarrottRAH BandDanny KirwanJohn Inman
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Early life

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Born
Isaac Vapnick (1920-12-12)12 December 1920 London, England
Died
1 February 1986(1986-02-01) (aged 65) London, England
Occupations
Singer · music publisher
Other name
Richard Leon James
Years active
1937–1986

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Dick James

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Edges50
Triples55
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
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Dick James

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related to Switch to publishing · 25
Dick James → Beatles, Beatles George Harrison, Beatles John Lennon, Brian Epstein, Dick James Music, George Martin, In, James, James's, Lennon, McCartney's, Northern Songs, Northern Songs Ltd, November, On, Parlophone, Paul McCartney, Philip Jones, Please Please Me, Ringo Starr
related to Later life and death · 21
Dick James → All, Bernie Taupin, Danny Kirwan, Dick, DJM, DJM Records, Dwight, Earl Okin, Elton John, He, Instead, James, Jasper Carrott, John Inman, John's, RAH Band, Reginald Dwight, Stephen, The, This
related to External links · 3
Dick James → Beatles, IMDbDetailed, Musicweb
Occupations · 2
Dick James → music publisher, Singer
Born · 1
Dick James → Isaac Vapnick (1920-12-12)12 December 1920 London, England
Died · 1
Dick James → 1 February 1986(1986-02-01) (aged 65) London, England
Other name · 1
Dick James → Richard Leon James
Years active · 1
Dick James → 1937–1986

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james music beatles dick publishing company songs northern john singer london signed early born 1986 publisher 1950s brian epstein stephen

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Dick JamesBornIsaac Vapnick (1920-12-12)12 December 1920 London, England1.00infobox
Dick JamesDied1 February 1986(1986-02-01) (aged 65) London, England1.00infobox
Dick JamesOccupationsSinger1.00infobox
Dick JamesOccupationsmusic publisher1.00infobox
Dick JamesOther nameRichard Leon James1.00infobox
Dick JamesYears active1937–19861.00infobox
Dick Jamesrelated to External linksIMDbDetailed0.60section
Dick Jamesrelated to External linksBeatles0.60section
Dick Jamesrelated to External linksMusicweb0.60section
Dick Jamesrelated to Later life and deathJames0.60section
Dick Jamesrelated to Later life and deathEarl Okin0.60section
Dick Jamesrelated to Later life and deathHe0.60section

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