Lou Adler

Although he lacked the signature sound of Phil Spector or Brian Wilson, Lou Adler was an important catalyst for the new folk-rock sound of California. After working with Herb Alpert as a songwriter, producer, and artist manager at Keen and Dore Records in the late 1950s, Adler became West Coast promotion man and song-plugger for Don Kirshner’s New York City-based Aldon Music. In that capacity he worked closely with Jan and Dean, and in 1964...