Gary Kurfirst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gary Kurfirst

American music manager

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1947

Place of Birth: Forest Hills, New York, United States

Date of Death: 13-Jan-2009

Profession: composer, record producer, talent manager, music executive, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Gary Kurfirst (8 July 1947 – 13 January 2009) was an American figure in late 20th and early 21st century popular music, working as a promoter, producer, manager, publisher, and record label executive.
Kurfirst founded Radioactive Records, whose acts included Live, Black Grape, Jane's Addiction, the Ramones, Big Audio Dynamite, Talking Heads, Eurythmics and Shirley Manson.
He managed a variety of artists including Manson, Blondie, Tom Tom Club, the Ramones, Jean Beauvoir, Eurythmics, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, and The B-52s.