Roulette Records Mafia
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Among those seized in a dawn sweep were Morris Levy, president of New York City-based Roulette Records; Howard Fisher, Roulette’s controller, and Dominick Canterino, reputedly a leader in New. Morris Levy (August 27, 1927 – May 21, 1990) was an American entrepreneur in the fields of jazz clubs, music publishing, and the independent record industry. He is known widely as the founder and owner of Roulette Records, the Birdland jazz club and the Roulette Room, as well as being a subject of investigations into the role of organized crime in the music industry. From there, Levy started Roulette Records as well as several other record labels and music publishing companies. He was infamous for having longstanding connections with the Genovese Crime Family, including the crime bosses Tommy Eboli and Vincent Gigante. Among those seized in a dawn sweep were Morris Levy, president of New York City-based Roulette Records; Howard Fisher, Roulette’s controller, and Dominick Canterino, reputedly a leader in New. Without knowing it, 60’s Rocker Tommy James signed on with mafia connected music maven Morris Levy.( Hesh character on The Sopranos ) and New York record label, Roulette Records, a front for the Genovese crime family.
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Without knowing it, 60’s Rocker Tommy James signed on with mafia connected music maven Morris Levy.( Hesh character on The Sopranos ) and New York record label, Roulette Records, a front for the Genovese crime family. He mentions this in his memoir , “Me, the Mob and the Music: One Helluva Ride with Tommy James and the Shondells”. James returns for his first local concert since ’87. read the story
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James quickly sold the “Hanky Panky” master and signed a deal with Roulette Records, without realizing it was a front for the Genovese crime family. …