Former A&M Pres. Gil Friesen Dies At 75

Gil Friesen

GIL FRIESEN, best known for his time as Pres. of A&M RECORDS in 1977, has died at his BRENTWOOD home, reports DEADLINE.COM.  "His friends told DEADLINE his death followed a prolonged battle with leukemia. He was 75."

FRIESEN began his career at CAPITOL RECORDS before becoming A&M’s first GM. "It was FRIESEN who helped turn HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS into a successful touring attraction and developed artists from CAT STEVENS, JOE COCKER, RITA COOLIDGE and THE CARPENTERS to JANET JACKSON, STING, BRYAN ADAMS and AMY GRANT," notes DEADLINE.

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