Chris Blackwell's first wife's name was Ada, who was a British socialite, and they were married from the seventies till the mid-nineties. They divorced. In 1998, Blackwell married Mary Vinson, the designer, who was introduced to him through his client, Grace Jones. Mary Vinson has now passed away, however, her husband has established a foundation in her name in honor of her memory.
Roger Williams.
In 1774, he married Catharine Littlefield Greene, also known as "Caty," of Rhode Island.
She married neurosurgeon, Khalid Kurtom. They reside in Maryland with an infant son.
He is a cool parody artist from Detroit who is signed by pinegrove records and he is more successful than Weird Al or the lonely island on itunes
Yes, she was married in December 2007 to Brandon Clark a personal injury lawyer from Long Island, NY.
The founder of Island Records is named Chris Blackwell. It was co-founded by Graeme Goodall, who lived in Jamaica at the time, while Blackwell like in the UK.
The Goldeneye estate is currently co-owned by Chris Blackwell (Island Records founder) and Island Outpost.
Yes, they are. They have known one another for a number of years, in fact since the sixties.
Yes, they were friends. She was introduced to him by Robert Palmer in 1975.
Yes, history records Roger Williams as Rhode Island's founder.
The record label was Island Records, owned by Chris Blackwell
No, that was not the case. Blackwell and Palmer did not only get along well in the creative vernacular, but they were close personal friends as well. Robert Palmer was introduced to Chris Blackwell by his good friend Jack Bruce prior to being signed to Island Records. Shortly thereafter Blackwell signed the group Vinegar Joe to Island Records of which Palmer was a member. When Palmer left Island Records in 1994 to sign with EMI Records, the decision was strictly business, not personal. EMI was able to offer Palmer a more lucrative contract, and he took them up on their offer. Palmer and Blackwell remained close friends until Palmer's death in September of 2003. Palmer and Blackwell were also business partners in ventures unrelated to the music field, embarking on numerous successful business projects together. Palmer and Blackwell owned a string of B & B's in the Napa Valley/San Francisco Area that were quite profitable. They also worked together on land development deals as well as other business ventures. By all accounts, the two remained close in Palmer's lifetime.
Christopher Percy Blackwell created Island Records in 1958 at age twenty-two with $10,000 start-up money provided to him by his parents, Blance Lindo and Joseph Blackwell. His business partner was Grame Goodall, a radio personality popular at the time. Blackwell's parents, Blance Lindo and Joseph Blackwell were wealthy from birth. Blanche Lindo was born to a wealthy land owners and importers based in Jamaica and Blackwell's father, Joseph Blackwell, was the scion of Blackwell foods, a well-known brand of luxury condiments based in the British Isles. Blackwell always had very good business sensibilities although he was not formally educated at any University. He was quoted as saying that he followed his instincts. His parents were willing to back him in his plans. Island records became the parent corporation for Trojan Records, Chrysalis Records, Virgin Records and later Mango Records. Chris Blackwell sold his stake in Island Records to Polygram in 1989. Polygram sold to Universal Musical Group in 1998. In 1997, Chris Blackwell sold his shares with Polygram to the Universal Musical Group. In 1989, Chris Blackwell created Palm Pictures, a film, media and music company, which later merged with Rykodisk and became Ryko-Palm Productions. The production company produced Mandela and other successful independent productions. In 2008, Chris Blackwell established Blackwell's Black Gold Rum and Distributing Company, purveyors of deluxe alcohol based beverages. And in 2011 Chris Blackwell and Simon Fuller created Blackwell-Fuller, an artist to media company that specializes in media relations for those in the entertainment field. Simon Fuller, Blackwell's new partner, is the founder XIX Productions, the creator of American Idol. Chris Blackwell was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. He is seventy-three years old.
Blackwell Island Light was created in 1872.
Chris Blackwell, owner/president of Island Records
Blackwell's Island - 1939 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:PG Finland:(Banned) (1939) USA:Approved (PCA #4497)
Island Records was created in 1959.