Arthur Talmadge

{{short description|Founder of Mercury Records}}

Arthur Talmadge (1913 – May 25, 2006) was the American co-founder of Mercury Records. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Talmadge was a former President of United Artists Records, Executive Vice President at Mercury Records, and former President and founder of Musicor Records. He also served in the US Army during World War II.{{cite news |title=Paid Notice: Deaths |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/classified/paid-notice-deaths-talmadge-arthur.html |accessdate=23 January 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 28, 2006}} He founded Mercury Records together with Irving Green and Berle Adams in 1944.{{cite news |title=Recording pioneer dies |url=https://variety.com/2006/music/markets-festivals/recording-pioneer-dies-1200340834/ |accessdate=23 January 2020 |work=Variety |date=July 4, 2006}} Early artists signed by the label included Erroll Garner, Dinah Washington, Tony Martin, Frankie Laine, The Platters and Vic Damone.[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42839016/ The Boston Globe] Boston, Massachusetts, August 29, 2009 · page B10