Tomorrow I'm having my first meeting with Cecil Holmes, co-founder of Casablanca Records and founder of Chocolate City Records, who now wants to get help writing his autobiography.
He was a member of the doo-wop group the Solitaires in the 50s and 60s, then got on board with Casbalanca in the 70s when their lineup included KISS, Donna Summer, Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight, and the Village People.
He formed Chocolate City as a subsidiary and signed a group called the New York City Players who eventually became Cameo.
He's most famous for his move in the 1980s with Columbia Records. Despite being in charge of "black music" for them, he signed New Kids on the Block to their first record deal.
He was a member of the doo-wop group the Solitaires in the 50s and 60s, then got on board with Casbalanca in the 70s when their lineup included KISS, Donna Summer, Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight, and the Village People.
He formed Chocolate City as a subsidiary and signed a group called the New York City Players who eventually became Cameo.
He's most famous for his move in the 1980s with Columbia Records. Despite being in charge of "black music" for them, he signed New Kids on the Block to their first record deal.