Art Rupe, one of rock n’ roll’s first record executives who launched the career of stars like Little Richard, died this weekend at the age of 104, his foundation announced on Sunday. The cause of ...

Music executive Art Rupe, whose Specialty Records was a premier label during the formative years of rock ‘n’ roll and helped launch the careers of Little Richard, Sam Cooke and many others, has died.

Record man Art Rupe, who started a small Boyle Heights-based independent label called Specialty Records in 1946 and went on to help launch the careers of artists including Little Richard, Sam Cooke, ...

The founder of Specialty Records was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2011. By The Associated Press Music executive Art Rupe, whose Specialty Records was a premier label during the formative ...

Music executive Art Rupe, whose Specialty Records was a premier label during the formative years of rock ‘n roll and helped launch the careers of Little Richard, Sam Cooke and many others, has died.

Art Rupe, the founder of Speciality Records who helped pioneer R&B and early rock music with artists like Little Richard, Sam Cooke and Lloyd Price, died on Friday at the age of 104. The Arthur N.

Early rock recording executive Art Rupe has died at 104. He founded Specialty Records, which launched the careers of Little Richard and Sam Cooke, and helped make R&B popular with white audiences. One ...

Art Rupe, the owner of Specialty Records, enters his office located in 1948 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Art Rupe, one of rock n’ roll’s first record executives who ...