Joe Galante

Joe Galante is an American music industry executive. He is noted for his role in developing the careers of Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Vince Gill, Clint Black, Miranda Lambert, and The Judds, among others.[1][2]

Galante was born in New York. He began his career at the corporate headquarters of RCA Records and was transferred to Nashville in 1974 to become manager of administration for RCA Records Nashville. In 1982 he was named head of RCA's Nashville division; then 32, he became the youngest person ever named to run a major country record label.[1]

In 1990, Galante returned to New York to become national president of RCA Records. He returned to Nashville in 1995 to run the RCA and BNA labels in Nashville as chairman of RLG/Nashville.[3] He was named chairman of Sony Music Nashville in 2007 and served in that position until 2013.[2]

RCA

Galante began working at RCA Records in New York in 1971. He was transferred to RCA Nashville in 1974; although originally intended to be a temporary stay, Galante remained in Nashville as a director at the label.[4] During the early years of his career, he was criticized because he lacked a traditional background in the music industry. Galante continued to be promoted at the label, becoming vice president of promotion and marketing and then the head of RCA Records Nashville. In 1990 he returned to New York, where he was named president of RCA Records. This marked the first time that a label head from Music Row in Nashville had become the head of a major label.[5]

With Galante as president, RCA Records was the number one country label for 11 years in a row. He was presented with the Bob Kingsley Living Legend Award by the Opry Trust Fund to honor his work for country music and RCA on February 10, 2015.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans Price, Deborah (February 11, 2015). "Nashville Exec Joe Galante Receives Bob Kingsley Living Legend Award". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 Paulsen, Dave (April 14, 2010). "Sony Music Nashville chairman Joe Galante announces departure: updated". The Tennessean. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. ↑ West, Kay (November 6, 2003). "They Barked, He Bit Back". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Joe Galante Announces Exit From Sony Music Nashville". The Boot. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  5. ↑ West, Kay. "They Barked, He Bit Back". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  6. ↑ "Opry Trust Fund Honors Joe Galante". CMA Close Up Magazine. Retrieved 2015-10-19.


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